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Definitions for Incentive
[1] something that incites or tends to incite to action or greater effort, as a reward offered for increased productivity.
[2] inciting, as to action; stimulating; provocative.
[3] a motivating influence; stimulus
[4] an additional payment made to employees as a means of increasing production (as modifier ) an incentive scheme
[5] serving to incite to action
Words related to Incentive
motivation, stimulus, impetus, encouragement, reason, enticement, bait, provocation, spring, influence, motive, insistence, whip, ground, temptation, come-on, goad, exhortation, stimulation, persuasion
Words nearby Incentive
incense, incense cedar, incense tree, incensory, incenter, incentive, incentive pay, incentive travel, incentivize, incept, inception
Origin of Incentive
1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin incentīvus provocative, Latin: setting the tune, equivalent to incent(us ) (past participle of incinere to play (an instrument, tunes); in- in-2 + -cinere, combining form of canere to sing) + -īvus -ive
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
Word origin for Incentive
C15: from Late Latin incentīvus (adj), from Latin: striking up, setting the tune, from incinere to sing, from in- ² + canere to sing
Synonyms for Incentive
encouragement, enticement, impetus, motivation, reason, stimulus, allurement, bait, carrot, catalyst, come-on, consideration, determinant, drive, excuse, exhortation, goad, ground, impulse, incitement, influence, insistence, inspiration, instigation, motive, persuasion, provocation, purpose, rationale, spring, spur, stimulant, stimulation, temptation, urge, whip, reason why