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- Dictionaryincentive/ɪnˈsɛntɪv/
noun
- 1. a thing that motivates or encourages someone to do something: "give farmers an incentive to improve their land"
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The meaning of INCENTIVE is something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action. How to use incentive in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Incentive.
something, especially money, that encourages a person or organization to do something: financial/fiscal/monetary incentive Cash grants were part of the financial incentives given to developers of new solar power technology. a big / great / generous incentive. incentive to do sth.
something that incites or tends to incite to action or greater effort, as a reward offered for increased productivity. Synonyms: prod, goad, encouragement, impulse, incitement, spur, stimulus.
something, especially money, that encourages a person or organization to do something: financial/fiscal/monetary incentive Cash grants were part of the financial incentives given to developers of new solar power technology. a big / great / generous incentive. incentive to do sth.
An incentive is something that stimulates you to take action or work harder. This noun dates back to Middle English, from Late Latin incentivum, from incentivus, "stimulating." In Latin, incentivus meant "setting the tune," from incinere, "to sing." The related English verb is incentivize.
Definition of incentive noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
something that encourages you to act in a particular way: [ + to do sth ] People had little incentive to save. The government should provide incentives for young people to stay in school. (Definition of incentive from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
incentive in American English. (ɪnˈsentɪv) noun. 1. something that incites or tends to incite to action or greater effort, as a reward offered for increased productivity. adjective. 2. inciting, as to action; stimulating; provocative. SYNONYMS 1. stimulus, spur, incitement, impulse, encouragement; goad, prod.
Incentive definition: Something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward, that induces action or motivates effort.
1. a motivating influence; stimulus. 2. (Commerce) a. an additional payment made to employees as a means of increasing production. b. ( as modifier ): an incentive scheme. adj. serving to incite to action. [C15: from Late Latin incentīvus (adj), from Latin: striking up, setting the tune, from incinere to sing, from in- 2 + canere to sing]
