Definitions for incentive
ɪnˈsɛn tɪvin·cen·tive

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. incentive, inducement, motivatornoun

   a positive motivational influence

2. bonus, incentivenoun

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. incentivenoun

   Something that motivates, rouses, or encourages.

   I have no incentive to do housework right now.

2. Etymology: From medieval Latin incentivus, from incinere, from in + canere. The formation appears to have been influenced by incendere ' to set on fire'.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Incentiveadjective

   Inciting; encouraging.

   Competency is the most incentive to industry: too little makes men desperate, and too much careless. Decay of Piety.

2. Incentivenoun

   Etymology: incentivum, Latin.

   1. That which kindles.

   Their unreasonable severity was not the least incentive, that blew up into those flames the sparks of discontent. Charles I .

   2. That which provokes; that which encourages; incitement; motive; encouragement; spur. It is used of that which incites, whether to good or ill.

   Congruity of opinions, to our natural constitution, is one great incentive to their reception. Joseph Glanvill, Sceps.

   Even the wisdom of God hath not suggested more pressing motives, more powerful incentives to charity, than these, that we shall be judged by it at the last dreadful day. Francis Atterbury.

   It encourages speculative persons, with all the incentives of place, profit, and preferment. Joseph Addison, Freeholder.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Incentive

   In general, incentives are anything that persuade a person to alter their behaviour. It is emphasised that incentives matter by the basic law of economists and the laws of behaviour, which state that higher incentives amount to greater levels of effort and therefore, higher levels of performance.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. incentive

   A general definition for incentive is a motivating factor or reward that encourages individuals or organizations to take specific actions or behavior in order to gain a benefit or avoid a negative consequence. It is something that stimulates or motivates individuals to put in effort, change their behavior, or achieve a particular outcome. Incentives can be tangible, such as monetary rewards or gifts, or intangible, such as recognition or praise.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Incentiveadjective

   inciting; encouraging or moving; rousing to action; stimulative

2. Incentiveadjective

   serving to kindle or set on fire

3. Incentivenoun

   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; as, the love of money, and the desire of promotion, are two powerful incentives to action

4. Etymology: [L. incentivus, from incinere to strike up or set the tune; pref. in- + canere to sing. See Enchant, Chant.]

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Incentive

   An incentive is something that motivates an individual to perform an action. The study of incentive structures is central to the study of all economic activities. Economic analysis, then, of the differences between societies largely amounts to characterizing the differences in incentive structures faced by individuals involved in these collective efforts. Ultimately, incentives aim to provide value for money and contribute to organizational success.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Incentive

   in-sent′iv, adj. inciting, encouraging: (Milt.) igniting.—n. that which incites to action or moves the mind: motive. [L. incentivus, striking up a tune—incinĕre—in, in, canĕre, to sing.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. incentive

   A goal or action to encourage and motivate.

   The company tried many ways to create company incentives for people to create ingenuity and motivation.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 11, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Payment
   • Rational Motive

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'incentive' in Nouns Frequency: #1658

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of incentive in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of incentive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of incentive in a Sentence

1. Tim Kendall:

   I don't believe the incumbents — Facebook, Apple, Google — have the incentive to actually solve the problem.

2. Oliver Strauss:

   What is interesting to note is that while overall national retail spending remains strong and consumer confidence is relatively unchanged, we are probably seeing some attempts in incentive spending to boost auto sales beyond its organic demand.

3. Brian Harrington:

   Internet culture in general is a game, there are writers trying to get clicks, there are people trying to go viral on Twitter. Maybe there is a financial or personal incentive. If you're the person that GETS Kevin Hart, that exposes the movie star. Attention is the currency of the internet and media, and people will take advantage of that.

4. The Treasury Department:

   Treasury will continue to disrupt and hold accountable these entities to reduce the incentive for cybercriminals to conduct these attacks.

5. Andrew Tuch:

   What Delaware courts are doing is reshaping the deal process, there is strong incentive now for boards to push back on investment banks.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=incentive
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Incentive
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=incentive
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incentive
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incentive
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=incentive
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=incentive