disincentivise

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disincentivise

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From disincentive + -ise or dis- + incentivise.

verb disincentivises · disincentivising · disincentivised

  1. UK, nonstandard Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of disincentivize Alexander Ehmann, chairman of the council's transport and air quality services committee, said: "SWR's proposals are extremely short-sighted, increased usage of public transport is an essential part of our fight against climate change and by reducing local rail services SWR will further disincentivi

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@misc{disincentivise_2026,
  title = {disincentivise},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/disincentivise},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}