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push factor
push factor n.
Brit. 
/ˈpʊʃ ˌfaktə/
, /ˈpʊʃ ˌfaktə/U.S. /ˈpʊʃ ˌfæktər/
an aspect or feature that makes something unattractive or liable to rejection; (also) a motivating factor, an impetus; cf. pull factor n. at pull- comb. form 1c./ˈpʊʃ ˌfæktər/ΚΠ
1938 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 43 933 There exist, then, in agriculture—or more precisely in rural society—stimuli to migration which may be looked at as ‘pressure’ or ‘push’ factors, operative over long periods of time.
1966 G. Sjoberg in N. J. Smelser & S. M. Lipset Social Structure & Mobility in Econ. Devel. viii. 243 Social scientists, in discussing underdeveloped countries, tend to stress the push factor, especially the economic one.
2003 N.Y. Times 7 Dec. iii. 6/1 The push factors, or negatives for the United States market, include high prices for stocks, a high level of government debt and the weak dollar.
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