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incentive
[in-sen-tiv]
noun
something that incites or tends to incite to action or greater effort, as a reward offered for increased productivity.
Synonyms: , , , , , ,
adjective
inciting, as to action; stimulating; provocative.
incentive
/ ɪˈɛԳɪ /
noun
a motivating influence; stimulus
an additional payment made to employees as a means of increasing production
( as modifier )
an incentive scheme
adjective
serving to incite to action
Other 51Թ Forms
- incentively adverb
- counterincentive noun
- nonincentive adjective
- preincentive noun
- superincentive noun
- ˈԳپ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of incentive1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of incentive1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
"There's a strong incentive for companies to provide as large a number as possible."
“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.
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.
For the rest of us, there is a real danger from the incentives towards egotism on social media.
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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