If something is an incentiveto 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.
Synonyms: inducement, motive, encouragement, urge More Synonyms of incentive
incentive in British English
(ɪnˈsɛntɪv)
noun
1.
a motivating influence; stimulus
2.
a.
an additional payment made to employees as a means of increasing production
b.
(as modifier)
an incentive scheme
adjective
3.
serving to incite to action
Derived forms
incentively (inˈcentively)
adverb
Word origin
C15: from Late Latin incentīvus (adj), from Latin: striking up, setting the tune, from incinere to sing, from in-2 + canere to sing
incentive in American English
(ɪnˈsɛntɪv)
adjective
1.
stimulating one to take action, work harder, etc.; encouraging; motivating
noun
2.
something that stimulates one to take action, work harder, etc.; stimulus; encouragement
Word origin
ME < LL incentivum < neut. pp. of L incinere, to sing < in-, in, on + canere, to sing: see chant
COBUILD Collocations
incentive
added incentive
additional incentive
extra incentive
long-term incentive
Examples of 'incentive' in a sentence
incentive
The financial incentive to use electricity alone is therefore lost.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
You pull tight and there is that extra bit of incentive.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Another idea mentioned in the document is to provide big financial incentives for wins in the group phase.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We have also structured the scheme to provide an incentive to early settlement to encourage swift resolution of claims and limit legal costs.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
This will give them the incentive to do right in the first place," he said.
Computing (2010)
As such, it has no great incentive to lift sales.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
That way, their incentives will be provided through wealth rather than income at risk.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
They say working in 15-year cycles gives no incentive to invest in their flocks of sheep.
The Sun (2016)
That said, rental properties are often unloved and poorly equipped as landlords have little incentive to make them great places to live.
The Sun (2016)
This includes a fouryear guarantee to underwrite a minimum share payment of 3 for all relevant staff in the 2011 incentive scheme which vests next year.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Therefore there is little incentive to switch over.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
There must also be no financial incentives to using such care methods.
The Sun (2013)
We will also need additional incentives and policies to drive technological innovation and behavioural change.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Extra incentives will be offered to encourage maths teachers and trainees to work in primary schools.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
This weakened the incentive to provide more for export.
Aganbegyan, Abel Inside Perestroika: The Future of the Soviet Economy (1990)
What are the tax incentives of diesel?
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Why is the incentive so great for an individual firm to cheat on a cartel agreement?
Miller, Roger LeRoy & Fishe, Raymond P. H. Microeconomics: Price Theory in Practice (1995)
The employee share incentive scheme will not be altered.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
There are incentive payments for staff who introduce people recruited by the company.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
There is little incentive or opportunity to invest there.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The government is considering providing financial incentives to hospitals to run better services at weekends.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This is an additional incentive towards closer herding.
Francis Pryor BRITAIN BC: Life In Britain and Ireland before the Romans (2003)
One is a structure of simple tax allowances that would provide incentives to existing big companies.
Hirst, Paul After Thatcher (1989)
Public sector managers could be given similar incentives.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
There is another issue affecting hybrid sales and that is tax incentives.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
We were giving them a great incentive to lose weight.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The company has restructured an incentive scheme to reflect the changed economic environment.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
But there is more to incentives than cash payments.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
There is also little incentive for the aspiring partnerships that could reap the benefits.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The government has said companies may be offered financial incentives to improve the health of their workforce.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
There are expected to be additional incentives for building offshore wind farms.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Joining an exercise class or a sports club can provide an incentive.
Shapiro, Jean Get the Best out of the Rest of Your Life (1990)
There's talk of extra tax incentives for people who give to the arts and other charities.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In other languages
incentive
British English: incentive /ɪnˈsɛntɪv/ NOUN
An incentive is something that encourages you to do something.
...tax incentives for companies that create jobs.
American English: incentive
Arabic: بَاعِثٌ
Brazilian Portuguese: incentivo
Chinese: 激励
Croatian: poticaj
Czech: podnět
Danish: incitament
Dutch: stimulans
European Spanish: incentivo
Finnish: kannustin
French: encouragement
German: Anreiz
Greek: κίνητρο
Italian: incentivo
Japanese: 奨励
Korean: 장려금
Norwegian: incentiv
Polish: zachęta
European Portuguese: incentivo
Romanian: stimulent
Russian: стимул
Latin American Spanish: incentivo
Swedish: incitament
Thai: สิ่งกระตุ้น
Turkish: teşvik
Ukrainian: стимул
Vietnamese: phần thưởng khích lệ
All related terms of 'incentive'
incentive pay
additional pay, a higher wage , or a bonus paid to promote the productivity of an employee
tax incentive
a reduction made by the government in the amount of tax that a particular group of people or type of organization has to pay or a change in the tax system that benefits those people
added incentive
If something is an incentive to do something, it encourages you to do it.
extra incentive
If something is an incentive to do something, it encourages you to do it.
incentive bonus
an extra payment made to an employee to reward good work
wage incentive
additional wage payments intended to stimulate improved work performance
incentive discount
a discount on goods offered to customers , usually as a reward for repeated business or for bringing in other customers
incentive scheme
an arrangement under which additional payments are made to employees as a means of increasing production
additional incentive
If something is an incentive to do something, it encourages you to do it.
long-term incentive
If something is an incentive to do something, it encourages you to do it.
Chinese translation of 'incentive'
incentive
(ɪnˈsɛntɪv)
n(c/u)
刺激 (cìjī) (种(種), zhǒng)
cpd
(Comm)[payment, plan]激励(勵) (jīlì) (种(種), zhǒng)
tax incentives税(稅)收鼓励(勵) (shuìshōu gǔlì)
(noun)
Definition
something that encourages effort or action
There is little incentive to adopt such measures.
Synonyms
inducement
They offer every inducement to encourage investment.
motive
Police have ruled out robbery as a motive for the killing.
encouragement
urge
come-on (informal)
spur
Redundancy is the spur for many to embark on new careers.
lure
The lure of rural life is proving as strong as ever.
bait
bait to attract audiences for advertisements
motivation
Money is my motivation.
carrot (informal)
impulse
Their impulse of broadcasting was for human rights.
stimulus
Falling interest rates could be a stimulus to the economy.
impetus
She needed a new impetus for her talent.
stimulant
goad
His distrust only acted as a goad to me to prove him wrong.
incitement
an incitement to rioting
enticement
The cash bonus is an added enticement for the bank's customers.
Opposites
warning
,
deterrent
,
disincentive
,
discouragement
,
dissuasion
Additional synonyms
in the sense of bait
Definition
an enticement
bait to attract audiences for advertisements
Synonyms
lure,
attraction,
incentive,
carrot (informal),
temptation,
bribe,
magnet,
snare,
inducement,
decoy,
carrot and stick,
honeypot,
enticement,
allurement
in the sense of enticement
The cash bonus is an added enticement for the bank's customers.
Synonyms
attraction,
appeal,
incentive,
invitation,
lure,
bait,
temptation,
persuasion,
come-on (informal),
coaxing,
seduction,
inducement,
cajolery,
allurement,
inveiglement
in the sense of goad
Definition
something that provokes someone to take some kind of action
His distrust only acted as a goad to me to prove him wrong.