incentive

incentive: incentive in‧cen‧tive [ɪnˈsentɪv] noun [countable]

something which is used to encourage people to do something, especially to make them work harder, produce more or spend more money:

• tax incentives for first-time home buyers

• The company proposed a package of incentive-based pay raises.

ˈsales inˌcentive

MARKETING money or another reward that is offered to a salesperson if they sell a large number of a product:

• Businesses sometimes offer weekend breaks in luxury hotels as sales incentives.

ˈtax inˌcentive TAX

an offer to pay less tax, given to people who do something that the government is trying to encourage:

• The Government offers a generous range of tax incentives to help people save for old age through private schemes.

* * *

incentive UK US /ɪnˈsentɪv/ noun [C or U]

► 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
»Executives had a strong incentive to destroy papers they knew would incriminate them in court.
be/have little/no incentive »There will be little incentive to consolidate before new tax laws take effect.
incentive for sb to do sth »There's no incentive for the unions to make concessions now, since they've always been given what they asked for.
»incentive package/plan/system
»create/offer/provide an incentive

→ See also DISINCENTIVE(Cf. ↑disincentive), ECONOMIC INCENTIVE(Cf. ↑economic incentive), GROUP INCENTIVE(Cf. ↑group incentive), SALES INCENTIVE(Cf. ↑sales incentive), SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN(Cf. ↑share incentive plan), TAX INCENTIVE(Cf. ↑tax incentive)

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Synonyms:

Incitement, inducement, stimulus, impulse, spur, provocative, goad, motive, cause, encouragement

Look at other dictionaries:

Incentive — est un mot anglais signifiant « motivation ». Dans le langage du e business, l incentive est le fait d inciter une personne, de façon explicite, à effectuer une action précise. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia :… … Wikipédia en Français
Incentive — In*cen tive, a. [L. incentivus, from incinere to strike up or set the tune; pref. in + canere to sing. See {Enchant}, {Chant}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Inciting; encouraging or moving; rousing to action; stimulative. [1913 Webster] Competency is the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
incentive — I noun actuation, allure, allurement, appeal, attraction, bait, causality, causation, cause, cause of action, consideration, driving force, encouragement, enticement, goad, impetus, impulse, impulsion, incitamentum, incitement, inducement,… … Law dictionary
Incentive — In*cen tive, n. [L. incentivum.] 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
incentive — (n.) early 15c., from L.L. incentivum, noun use of neuter of Latin adjective incentivus setting the tune (in L.L. inciting ), from pp. stem of incinere strike up, from in in, into (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + canere sing (see CHANT (Cf … Etymology dictionary
incentive — inducement, *motive, spring, spur, goad, impulse Analogous words: *stimulus, incitement, stimulant, excitant, impetus: provoking or provocation, excitement, stimulation (see corresponding verbs at PROVOKE): reason, *cause, determinant … New Dictionary of Synonyms
incentive — [n] lure, inducement allurement, bait, carrot*, catalyst, come on*, consideration, determinant, drive, encouragement, enticement, excuse, exhortation, goad, ground, impetus, impulse, incitement, influence, insistence, inspiration, instigation,… … New thesaurus
incentive — ► NOUN ▪ a thing that motivates or encourages someone to action or increased effort. DERIVATIVES incentivize (also incentivise) verb. ORIGIN Latin incentivum something that sets the tune or incites , from incantare to chant or bewitch … English terms dictionary
incentive — [in sent′iv] adj. [ME < LL incentivum < neut. pp. of L incinere, to sing < in , in, on + canere, to sing: see CHANT] stimulating one to take action, work harder, etc.; encouraging; motivating n. something that stimulates one to take… … English World dictionary
Incentive — For the video game developer and publisher, see Incentive Software. For the independent record label, see Incentive Records. In economics and sociology, an incentive is any factor (financial or non financial) that enables or motivates a… … Wikipedia

Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

incentive

Look at other dictionaries:

Share the article and excerpts

Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Financial and business terms

incentive

Look at other dictionaries:

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link