incentive
ɪnˈsɛntɪv
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Definition of incentive - Reverso English Dictionary

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Noun

motivationreward or benefit offered to encourage specific behavior
  • Companies often use tax incentives to attract investors..
motivation stimulus

Adjective

1.
stimulatingRarecausing something to start or happenRare
  • The incentive speech was incentive for the students to volunteer.
catalytic stimulating triggering
2.
motivationRareencouraging or motivating someone to actRare
  • The incentive plan was incentive for the team to work harder.
encouraging inspiring motivating
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Expressions with incentive

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system offering rewards for achieving goals
The school introduced an incentive program to improve student attendance.
planned set of rewards or penalties used to guide people’s behavior
The firm redesigned its incentive system to boost teamwork and innovation.
payment of money offered to motivate a specific action or behavior
The company offered a cash incentive to employees who met sales targets.
extra earnings given to workers for reaching targets or good performance
Sales staff received incentive pay for exceeding their quarterly goals.
travel offered as a reward to encourage better work or sales results
The company used incentive travel to motivate its top-performing sales team.
money given to encourage performance
The company offers an incentive payment to employees who exceed their targets.

Origin of incentive

Latin, incentivus (setting the tune)

Terms with incentive included in their meaning

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motivation
having a reason or incentive to act
incentive
offer something valuable for good behavior
incentive
the act of providing a reason to act
reward
something offered as a reward or incentive
incentive
offer something as an incentive
process
act of providing motivation or incentive
motivation
incentive to motivate someone
finance
money as a strong incentive to act

Examples of incentive in a sentence

  • Students were given an incentive to complete their assignments early.
  • The incentive program was incentive for employees to work harder.
  • Her incentive actions were incentive in boosting team morale.
  • The incentive bonus was incentive for employees to meet their targets.
  • The incentive program served as incentive for students to excel.

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  1. French:incitation, stimulant, ...
  2. German:Anreiz, anreizend, ...
  3. Italian:incentivo, stimolante, ...
  4. Spanish:incentivo, motivador, ...
  5. Portuguese:incentivo, estimulante, ...
  6. Chinese:优惠, 激励的, ...
  7. Japanese:報酬, 刺激的な, ...
  8. Arabic:حافز, مُحَفِّز, ...
  9. Hebrew:תַּמְרִיץ, מְעוֹדֵד, ...
  10. Russian:поощрение, побудительный, ...
  11. Ukrainian:винагорода, стимулюючий, ...
  12. Hindi:प्रोत्साहन, उत्तेजक, ...
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