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incentive

[in-sen-tiv]

noun

  1. something that incites or tends to incite to action or greater effort, as a reward offered for increased productivity.

    Synonyms: , , , , , ,


adjective

  1. inciting, as to action; stimulating; provocative.

incentive

/ ɪˈɛԳɪ /

noun

  1. a motivating influence; stimulus

    1. an additional payment made to employees as a means of increasing production

    2. ( as modifier )

      an incentive scheme

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. serving to incite to action

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • incentively adverb
  • counterincentive noun
  • nonincentive adjective
  • preincentive noun
  • superincentive noun
  • ˈԳپ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of incentive1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Late Latin ԳԳīܲ “provocative,” in Latin: “setting the tune,” from incent(us) “played” (past participle of incinere “to play (an instrument, tunes),” from in- in- 2 + -cinere, combining form of canere “to sing”) + -īܲ -ive
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of incentive1

C15: from Late Latin ԳԳīܲ (adj), from Latin: striking up, setting the tune, from incinere to sing, from in- ² + canere to sing
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Synonym Study

See motive.
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"There's a strong incentive for companies to provide as large a number as possible."

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“What I’m worried about is that there aren’t the same incentives for resolving the contention in this situation as there were in ’92,” he said.

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BBC Sport has been told there are no extra financial incentives from the ICC for those nations to develop their domestic structures for red-ball cricket.

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For the rest of us, there is a real danger from the incentives towards egotism on social media.

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But Whitehall officials and international charities have said the Home Office has no incentive to reduce ODA spending because the money does not come out of its budgets.

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