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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.
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.
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.
something that incites or tends to incite to action or greater effort, as a reward offered for increased productivity. Synonyms: prod, goad, encouragement, impulse, incitement, spur, stimulus.
If something is an incentive to do something, it encourages you to do it. There is little or no incentive to adopt such measures. Many companies in Britain are keen on the idea of tax incentives for R&D.
Incentive definition: Something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward, that induces action or motivates effort.
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)
noun. /ɪnˈsentɪv/. /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.
incentive. (ɪnˈsɛntɪv) n. 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.
