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- DictionaryIn·cen·tive/inˈsen(t)iv/
noun
- 1. a thing that motivates or encourages one to do something: "there is no incentive for customers to conserve water"
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.
Definition of incentive noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
3 days ago · incentive in American English. (ɪnˈsentɪv) noun. 1. something that incites or tends to incite to action or greater effort, as a reward offered for increased productivity. adjective. 2. inciting, as to action; stimulating; provocative. SYNONYMS 1. stimulus, spur, incitement, impulse, encouragement; goad, prod.
Add to word list. 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)
1. stimulus, spur, incitement, impulse, encouragement; goad, prod. See synonyms for incentive on Thesaurus.com. Other words from incentive. in·cen·tive·ly, adverb. coun·ter·in·cen·tive, noun. non·in·cen·tive, adjective. pre·in·cen·tive, noun. su·per·in·cen·tive, noun, adjective.
1. a motivating influence; stimulus. 2. (Commerce) a. an additional payment made to employees as a means of increasing production. b. ( as modifier ): an incentive scheme. adj. serving to incite to action. [C15: from Late Latin incentīvus (adj), from Latin: striking up, setting the tune, from incinere to sing, from in- 2 + canere to sing]
