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    in·cen·tive
    /inˈsen(t)iv/

    noun

    • 1. a thing that motivates or encourages one to do something: "there is no incentive for customers to conserve water"

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  2. 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.

    • English (US)

      something, especially money, that encourages a person or...

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. Learn the meaning of incentive as something that encourages you to do something, or as a payment or concession that motivates you. See pictures, pronunciation, usage notes, synonyms and extra examples.

  8. An incentive is something that encourages you to do something, such as a reward or a stimulus. Learn the word origin, synonyms, pronunciation, collocations and examples of 'incentive' in British and American English.

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