how to pronounce disincentive

/ˌdɪsɪnˈsɛntɪv/

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disincentive is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of disincentive in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… that there is a disincentive for workers …”

meanings of disincentive

noun:

That which discourages a particular behaviour; a deterrent.

disincentive frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word disincentive occurs in english on average 0.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics disincentive can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that disincentive can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;