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Incentive

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noun. Something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward, that induces action or motivates effort.

adjective. Serving to induce or motivate.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Inciting; encouraging.

Setting fire; igniting; firing; incendiary.

noun. That which moves the mind or stirs the passions; that which incites or tends to incite to action; motive; spur: as, pride is a powerful incentive.

noun. Synonyms Impulse, etc. (see motive), stimulus, incitement, encouragement, goad.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

noun. 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.

adjective. Inciting; encouraging or moving; rousing to action; stimulative.

adjective. Serving to kindle or set on fire.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

noun. Something that motivates, rouses, or encourages.

noun. A bonus or reward, often monetary, to work harder.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

noun. a positive motivational influence

noun. an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output

Word Usage

"Another incentive is the tax and duty-free importation of raw materials to be used for book publishing."

Antonyms

Words with the opposite meaning

disincentive

cross-reference

impelling

Form

tax incentive

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

attentive disincentive inattentive inventive preventive

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

assistance benefit bonus challenge compensation

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

agitational agitative bait bribe carrot