incentive
noun
something that incites or tends to incite to action or greater effort, as a reward offered for increased productivity.
incentives
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pluralof incentive.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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At the meeting in St Andrews in September, the Scottish FA proposed quotas, as well as financial incentives, in an attempt to increase game time for young Scottish players.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Volkswagen also noted higher competition, increased costs on sales incentives and negative mix effects during the period.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
After the vote, though, those incentives could flip.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026
Many locations rolled out subsidies to attract data centers before the backlash and are now walking back some of those incentives and tightening their permitting process, he added.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
Of course an expert, whether a women’s health advocate or a political advisor or an advertising executive, tends to have different incentives than the rest of us.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
