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incentive

[ in-sen-tiv ]

noun

  1. something that incites or tends to incite to action or greater effort, as a reward offered for increased productivity.

    Synonyms: , , , , , ,



adjective

  1. inciting, as to action; stimulating; provocative.

incentive

/ ɪˈɛԳɪ /

noun

  1. a motivating influence; stimulus
    1. an additional payment made to employees as a means of increasing production
    2. ( as modifier )

      an incentive scheme

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. serving to incite to action
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԳپ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ·t· adverb
  • dzܲt··t noun
  • ԴDzi·t adjective
  • i·t noun
  • p··t noun adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of incentive1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Late Latin ԳԳīܲ “provocative,” in Latin: “setting the tune,” from incent(us) “played” (past participle of incinere “to play (an instrument, tunes),” from in- in- 2 + -cinere, combining form of canere “to sing”) + -īܲ -ive
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Word History and Origins

Origin of incentive1

C15: from Late Latin ԳԳīܲ (adj), from Latin: striking up, setting the tune, from incinere to sing, from in- ² + canere to sing
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Synonym Study

See motive.
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Example Sentences

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One of his first moves as PM, before the election, was to repeal Trudeau's unpopular carbon pricing programme, which was designed to give financial incentives for people and firms to turn away from fossil fuels.

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“Simon Says reminds me of why I love nightlife, and it’s definitely an incentive to pull out my sewing machine,” Arvizu says.

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"I think we should put our babies' health ahead of commercial incentives to sell more product," she said.

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She said the current situation was "totally unacceptable" and that ministers would aim to clear the backlog with measures such as doubling examiner training capacity and reintroducing overtime pay incentives.

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Even without Chrome, Google would still have incentives to keep contributing technology to Chromium, the open-source project that underlies its browser and that of several rivals, Mickens said.

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