Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonincentive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: non-in-cen-tive
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

That which is not an incentive.

Example Sentences

"Xerox, for example, had a virtual monopoly on copiers in the 1960s, and because of its lease strategy, had a money flow that was difficult to spend. There were therefore significant nonincentives for Xerox to invent a small office copier."

Etymology

From non- + incentive.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: non

Inflected Forms

nonincentives (plural)

Questions

What does nonincentive mean?: That which is not an incentive.
Where does nonincentive come from?: From non- + incentive.

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