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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 Words From
- 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
Workers who have years of experience in the same vineyards hold valuable knowledge, which is why Cusumano sees an incentive to keep them coming back.
While they went out of business, the incentives for greener vehicles remained.
Those pay hikes — four years of raises and an array of other financial incentives — were not finalized until several months after her budget went into effect.
Said Fast: “It could create the incentive to influence events or, in the case of wildfires, it could lead to a callous attitude toward others’ suffering.
“Right now, the industry desperately is waiting on the incentives to be expanded,” he said.
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