Incentive definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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An incentive is something that encourages you to do something. ...tax incentives for companies that create jobs. American English: incentive /ɪnˈsɛntɪv/ ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'incentive'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× incentive (ɪnsentɪv ) Wordforms:pluralincentives variablenoun[oftNOUNto-infinitive] Ifsomethingisanincentivetodosomething,itencouragesyoutodoit. Thereislittleornoincentivetoadoptsuchmeasures. ManycompaniesinBritainarekeenontheideaoftaxincentivesforR&D. Synonyms:inducement,motive,encouragement,urge MoreSynonymsofincentive COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof incentive Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'incentive' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'incentive' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'Shelley' HindiTranslationof'incentive' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency incentiveinBritishEnglish (ɪnˈsɛntɪv ) noun1. amotivatinginfluence;stimulus 2. a. anadditionalpaymentmadetoemployeesasameansofincreasingproduction b. (asmodifier) anincentivescheme adjective3. servingtoincitetoaction CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsincentively(inˈcentively)adverb WordoriginC15:fromLateLatinincentīvus(adj),fromLatin:strikingup,settingthetune,fromincineretosing,fromin-2+caneretosing WordFrequency incentiveinAmericanEnglish (ɪnˈsɛntɪv ) adjective1.  stimulatingonetotakeaction,workharder,etc.;encouraging;motivating noun2.  somethingthatstimulatesonetotakeaction,workharder,etc.;stimulus;encouragement Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordoriginME



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