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deincentivize

deincentivize verb: to disincentivize.

Verb

deincentivize (third-person singular simple present deincentivizes, present participle deincentivizing, simple past and past participle deincentivized)

  1. (rare, transitive) To disincentivize.
    • When Apple started making the iPhone in 2007, its product was so innovative that it could have deliberately degraded durability without fear. But in the last couple years, the company has faced stiffer competition from Samsung and HTC, among others, which should deincentivize planned obsolescence.2013 October 29, Catherine Rampell, “Cracking the Apple Trap”, in The New York Times Magazine

Forms of deincentivize

third-person singular presentdeincentivizes
present participledeincentivizing
past participledeincentivized
pastdeincentivized

Origin of deincentivize

From de- + incentivize.

Questions about deincentivize

What does deincentivize mean?
Deincentivize means to disincentivize.
What part of speech is deincentivize?
Deincentivize is a verb.
What is the past tense of deincentivize?
The past tense of deincentivize is deincentivized.

Words near deincentivize in the dictionary

  1. deinactivating
  2. deinactivation
  3. deinactivations
  4. deincarnation
  5. deincarnations
  6. deincentivize
  7. deincentivized
  8. deincentivizes
  9. deincentivizing
  10. deindex
  11. deindexation

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