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    incentive
    /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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  3. Learn the meaning of incentive as something that encourages a person or organization to do something, especially money. See how to use incentive in sentences and collocations with other words.

  4. Learn the meaning of incentive as a noun and an adjective, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Find out how to use incentive in a sentence and how it differs from related words like motive and impulse.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. Learn the meaning of incentive, a noun that describes something that encourages a person or organization to do something. See how to use incentive in different contexts, such as business, education, and politics, with examples and collocations.

  8. Learn the meaning of incentive as something that encourages you to do something, or as a payment or concession that motivates you. Find out how to use incentive in a sentence, and explore related words and topics.

  9. An incentive is something that motivates or stimulates action or effort. It can be positive or negative, such as a bonus or a penalty. See different sources, synonyms, translations and usage examples of the word incentive.