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deincentivizing

deincentivizing is the present participle and gerund of deincentivize.

Meaning of deincentivize

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

Questions about deincentivizing

What is deincentivizing the present participle and gerund of?
Deincentivizing is the present participle and gerund of deincentivize.

Words near deincentivizing in the dictionary

  1. deincarnation
  2. deincarnations
  3. deincentivize
  4. deincentivized
  5. deincentivizes
  6. deincentivizing
  7. deindex
  8. deindexation
  9. deindexations
  10. deindexed
  11. deindexes

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