incentive

incentive
noun
ADJECTIVE
big, generous, good, great, huge, massive (esp. BrE)
powerful, strong
adequate, sufficient
main, major
added, additional, extra, more
less
little

There was little incentive to conduct research.

real
clear

US companies faced a clear incentive to downsize.

direct

direct financial incentives to have smaller families

important
positive
special
attractive
perverse
long-term
political
commercial, economic, financial, fiscal, monetary
cash
material
price, tax
sales
investment
performance, work
employee

employee incentives such as bonuses and commission

federal, government
VERB + INCENTIVE
act as, be

It was thought that this would act as an incentive for couples to adopt older children.

have

She had the added incentive of being within reach of the world record.

need
give (sb/sth), offer (sb/sth), provide (sb/sth with)
create

The government has created tax incentives to encourage investment.

receive

companies that receive government incentives

increase
reduce
undermine

High taxation rates have undermined work incentives.

eliminate, remove, take away
INCENTIVE + NOUN
plan, programme/program, scheme (BrE), structure, system

an incentive system based on supervisors' evaluations

The company operates a share incentive scheme for its workers.

policy
award, bonus, fee, package, pay, payment
PREPOSITION
incentive to

an incentive to investment

PHRASES
have every incentive

Companies have every incentive to put up prices.

a lack of incentive

There is a lack of incentive to undertake new investment.


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  • incentive — in‧cen‧tive [ɪnˈsentɪv] noun [countable] something which is used to encourage people to do something, especially to make them work harder, produce more or spend more money: • tax incentives for first time home buyers • The company proposed a… …   Financial and business terms

  • Incentive — est un mot anglais signifiant « motivation ». Dans le langage du e business, l incentive est le fait d inciter une personne, de façon explicite, à effectuer une action précise. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia :… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Incentive — In*cen tive, a. [L. incentivus, from incinere to strike up or set the tune; pref. in + canere to sing. See {Enchant}, {Chant}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Inciting; encouraging or moving; rousing to action; stimulative. [1913 Webster] Competency is the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • incentive — I noun actuation, allure, allurement, appeal, attraction, bait, causality, causation, cause, cause of action, consideration, driving force, encouragement, enticement, goad, impetus, impulse, impulsion, incitamentum, incitement, inducement,… …   Law dictionary

  • Incentive — In*cen tive, n. [L. incentivum.] That which moves or influences the mind, or operates on the passions; that which incites, or has a tendency to incite, to determination or action; that which prompts to good or ill; motive; spur; as, the love of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • incentive — (n.) early 15c., from L.L. incentivum, noun use of neuter of Latin adjective incentivus setting the tune (in L.L. inciting ), from pp. stem of incinere strike up, from in in, into (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + canere sing (see CHANT (Cf …   Etymology dictionary

  • incentive — inducement, *motive, spring, spur, goad, impulse Analogous words: *stimulus, incitement, stimulant, excitant, impetus: provoking or provocation, excitement, stimulation (see corresponding verbs at PROVOKE): reason, *cause, determinant …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • incentive — [n] lure, inducement allurement, bait, carrot*, catalyst, come on*, consideration, determinant, drive, encouragement, enticement, excuse, exhortation, goad, ground, impetus, impulse, incitement, influence, insistence, inspiration, instigation,… …   New thesaurus

  • incentive — ► NOUN ▪ a thing that motivates or encourages someone to action or increased effort. DERIVATIVES incentivize (also incentivise) verb. ORIGIN Latin incentivum something that sets the tune or incites , from incantare to chant or bewitch …   English terms dictionary

  • incentive — [in sent′iv] adj. [ME < LL incentivum < neut. pp. of L incinere, to sing < in , in, on + canere, to sing: see CHANT] stimulating one to take action, work harder, etc.; encouraging; motivating n. something that stimulates one to take… …   English World dictionary

  • Incentive — For the video game developer and publisher, see Incentive Software. For the independent record label, see Incentive Records. In economics and sociology, an incentive is any factor (financial or non financial) that enables or motivates a… …   Wikipedia

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