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   disincentive

   /ˌdɪs(ɪ)nˈsɛntɪv/

   noun

   • 1. a factor, especially a financial disadvantage, that discourages a particular action: "spiralling house prices are beginning to act as a disincentive to development"

   adjective

   • 1. tending to discourage: "higher taxes have major disincentive effects on work effort"

   Scrabble Points: 18

   • D

     2

   • I

     1

   • S

     1

   • I

     1

   • N

     1

   • C

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   • E

     1

   • N

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   • T

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   • I

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   • V

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   • E

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