Search results
- Dictionaryincentive/ɪnˈsɛntɪv/
noun
- 1. a thing that motivates or encourages someone to do something: "give farmers an incentive to improve their land"
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
something, especially money, that encourages a person or organization to do something: financial/fiscal/monetary incentive Cash grants were part of the financial incentives given to developers of new solar power technology. a big / great / generous incentive. incentive to do sth.
The meaning of INCENTIVE is something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action. How to use incentive in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Incentive.
Incentive definition: something that incites or tends to incite to action or greater effort, as a reward offered for increased productivity.. See examples of INCENTIVE used in a sentence.
something, especially money, that encourages a person or organization to do something: financial/fiscal/monetary incentive Cash grants were part of the financial incentives given to developers of new solar power technology. a big / great / generous incentive. incentive to do sth.
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.
An incentive is something that encourages you to do something. ...tax incentives for companies that create jobs. American English : incentive / ɪnˈsɛntɪv /
noun. /ɪnˈsentɪv/ [countable, uncountable] incentive (for/to somebody/something) (to do something) something that encourages you to do something. There is no incentive for people to save fuel. There is an added incentive for you to buy from our catalogue—a free gift with every purchase. opposite disincentive. Extra Examples.
something that encourages you to act in a particular way: [ + to do sth ] People had little incentive to save. The government should provide incentives for young people to stay in school. (Definition of incentive from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Incentive definition: Something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward, that induces action or motivates effort.
incentive. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English in‧cen‧tive /ɪnˈsentɪv/ AWL noun [ countable, uncountable] something that encourages you to work harder, start a new activity etc → motivation As an added incentive, there’s a bottle of champagne for the best team. create/provide/give somebody an incentive Awards provide an ...
