Definition of incentive Incentive
/ɪnsɛˈntɪv/ - [insentiv] - in•cen•tive
We found 10 definitions of incentive from 6 different sources.
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What does incentive mean?
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NounPlural: incentives |
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| incentive - a positive motivational influence | ||
| inducement, motivator | ||
| disincentive, deterrence a negative motivational influence | ||
| rational motive a motive that can be defended by reasoning or logical argument | ||
| incentive - an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output | ||
| bonus | ||
| payment the act of paying money | ||
| incentive program, incentive scheme a formal scheme for inducing someone (as employees) to do something | ||
| premium a prize, bonus, or award given as an inducement to purchase products, enter competitions initiated by business interests, etc.; "they encouraged customers with a premium for loyal patronage" | ||
| dividend a bonus; something extra (especially a share of a surplus) | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- incentive (a.)
Inciting; encouraging or moving; rousing to action; stimulative. - incentive (a.)
Serving to kindle or set on fire. - incentive (n.)
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.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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incentive
Something that arouses someone to action.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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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.]
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🔤- incentive, noun, singular of incentives.
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