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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Relocating from Los Angeles would allow Ellison’s cash-hungry media company to qualify for lucrative tax incentives offered by another state.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
When asked by Fortune about the risk of human extinction, Altman said: "We all have a tremendous amount of responsibility, and cannot let egos or incentives for profit or anything else get in the way."
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
Higher rates also can give people incentives to save instead of spend.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
“The economics for building data centers in the U.S. have gotten worse as tax incentives go away and are replaced by local municipalities demanding concessions from data center operators,” D.A.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Mike Burry was odd in his desire to remain insulated from public opinion, and even direct human contact, and to focus instead on hard data and the incentives that guide future human financial behavior.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
