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incentive
[ in-sen-tiv ]
noun
- 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
adjective
- inciting, as to action; stimulating; provocative.
incentive
/ ɪnˈsɛntɪv /
noun
- a motivating influence; stimulus
- an additional payment made to employees as a means of increasing production
- ( as modifier )
an incentive scheme
adjective
- serving to incite to action
Derived Forms
- inˈcentively, adverb
Other Word Forms
- in·centive·ly adverb
- counter·in·centive noun
- nonin·centive adjective
- prein·centive noun
- super·in·centive noun adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of incentive1
Word History and Origins
Origin of incentive1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“If you’re in power because of your ties to the leader ... you have an incentive to remain loyal no matter what,” he said.
“President Trump promised mass deportations and by removing the monetary incentive for illegal aliens to come and stay, we will encourage them to self-deport,” the spokeswoman, Elizabeth Huston, told me by email.
Consumer Watchdog contends in its lawsuit that allowing policyholder surcharges will not give insurers more incentive to write more policies in risky neighborhoods.
Last year, Newsom proposed an increase to the state’s program, which would more than double the money allocated annually to incentives from its current total of $330 million to $750 million.
If Trump goes ahead with the tariffs, Le said Vietnam could try to offset the impact by lowering corporate tax rates further, or offering more incentives for companies that invest in local factories.
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