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incentive, inducement, motivatornoun
a positive motivational influence
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bonus, motivator, inducement, inducingAntonyms:
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bonus, incentivenoun
an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output
Synonyms:
motivator, fillip, bonus, inducementAntonyms:
deterrence, disincentive
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List of paraphrases for «incentive»:
incentives, stimulus, incitement, encouragement, inducement, motivation, impetus, incitation, enticement, spur, stimulation, boost, encouraging, motive, fillip, impulse, premium
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Ray Attrill:
The data was very weak and it just adds to the incentives for the Chinese side to strike a trade deal with the U.S. in the coming weeks, you could argue that the worse the numbers are the more incentive it provides to resolve the dispute.
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Dale Wilcox:
It also provides yet another incentive for more illegal aliens to come and will further clog up our immigration courts, some of the most backed up in the nation.
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Hosea Ballou:
Weary the path that does not challenge. Doubt is an incentive to truth and patient inquiry leadeth the way.
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Geoffrey Gertz:
Democratic leadership has never been super enthusiastic about trade deals. It’s hard to see the incentive for them to vote for one that will have Trump’s signature.
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Casie Copeland:
If the parties are told if you make this agreement, this report gets shelved forever, then this is an actual incentive, but … it’s all very wishy washy and no one is clear. The way it’s been used so far has been rather clumsy.
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- حافزArabic
- incentiuCatalan, Valencian
- pobídkaCzech
- Bonus, Ansporn, AnreizGerman
- κίνητροGreek
- incentivoSpanish
- انگیزهPersian
- kiihoke, tulospalkkio, yllyke, kannustin, insentiivi, porkkana, bonus, virike, palkkio, kannuste, kannustuspalkkioFinnish
- intérêt, récompense, motivationFrench
- spreagadhIrish
- תמריץHebrew
- ösztönzőHungarian
- 誘因, 動機, 賞与, 刺激, 報酬Japanese
- drijfveerDutch
- bonus, zachętaPolish
- stimulentRomanian
- поощрение, вознаграждение, стимул, бонус, мотивация, мотив, премияRussian
- morotSwedish
- teşvik primiTurkish
- 激励Chinese
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- 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
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- agenda
- driving force
- hidden agenda
- incentive
- motivation
- motive
- reason
- score to settle
- allurement
- bait
- blackmail
- buyoff
- compensation
- contract
- corrupt money
- corrupting gift
- enticement
- envelope
- feedbag
- fringe benefit
- gift
- goody
- graft
- gratuity
- gravy
- grease
- hush money
- ice
- incentive
- inducement
- influence peddling
- kickback
- lagniappe
- lure
- payola
- perk
- perquisite
- present
- price
- protection
- remuneration
- reward
- sop
- sweetener
- sweetening
- take
- adjuvant
- agitator
- enzyme
- goad
- impetus
- impulse
- incendiary
- incentive
- incitation
- incitement
- motivation
- radical stimulus
- reactant
- reactionary
- spark plug
- spur
- stimulant
- synergist
- wave maker
- adjuvants
- agitators
- enzymes
- goads
- impetus
- impulses
- incendiaries
- incentives
- incitations
- incitements
- motivations
- radical stimuli
- reactants
- reactionaries
- spark plugs
- spurs
- stimulants
- synergists
- wave makers
- advance
- advocacy
- aid
- animation
- assistance
- backing
- boost
- cheer
- comfort
- confidence
- consolation
- consoling
- easement
- enlivening
- faith
- favor
- firmness
- fortitude
- helpfulness
- hope
- incentive
- incitement
- inspiration
- inspiritment
- invigoration
- optimism
- promotion
- reassurance
- reassuring
- refreshment
- relief
- relieving
- reward
- shot in the arm
- softening
- solacing
- stimulation
- stimulus
- succor
- supporting
- trust
- urging
- boost
- charge
- excite
- flip
- incentive
- tap
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| incentive (Noun) — | A positive motivational influence |
| incentive (Noun) — | An additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output |
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[ ɪnsˈɛntɪv], [ ɪnsˈɛntɪv], [ ɪ_n_s_ˈɛ_n_t_ɪ_v]
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n.
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- merit,
- benefit,
- trump card,
- good.
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- cause,
- push.
• ax to grind (noun)
- driving forces,
- ax grind,
- score settle,
- ax-grind.
• bonus (noun)
- bonus.
• bribe (noun)
- ice,
- buyoff,
- goody,
- Sweeteners,
- corrupt money,
- feedbag,
- corrupting gift,
- protection,
- sweetener,
- gravy,
- influence peddling,
- feedbags.
• catalyst (noun)
- synergists,
- adjuvants,
- wave makers,
- radical stimulu.
• encouragement (noun)
- re assurance,
- re assuring,
- shot the arm,
- consolings,
- supportings,
- pro motions,
- shot arm,
- re-assuring,
- re-lief,
- pro-motion,
- re assurances,
- invigorations,
- re-assurance,
- enlivenings,
- re-assurances,
- relievings,
- reassurings,
- inspiritments,
- shot in arm,
- solacings,
- re lief.
• goad (noun)
- de-sire,
- de sire,
- de-sires,
- de sires.
• incentive (noun)
- inducement,
- motivator.
• inspiration (noun)
- in sights,
- re-velation,
- deep thinks,
- in-sights,
- re velations,
- afflatuses,
- re-velations,
- in-flatus,
- in-sight,
- in flatus,
- inflatu,
- re velation.
• leavening (noun)
- leavening.
• lure (noun)
- de coys,
- de-coys,
- de coy,
- siren songs,
- seducements,
- de-coy.
• lure, inducement (noun)
- enticement,
- exhortation,
- temptation,
- allurement,
- reason why,
- determinant,
- rationale,
- influence,
- insistence,
- drive,
- excuse,
- consideration,
- impulse,
- bait,
- incitement,
- purpose,
- persuasion,
- come-on,
- spring,
- whip,
- ground.
• motivation (noun)
- energy,
- prod.
• motive (noun)
- determinants,
- mainspring,
- incentive,
- intents,
- mainsprings.
• Other relevant words: (noun)
- inspiration,
- score to settle,
- excitant,
- magnets,
- Seducement,
- reassurance,
- reactant,
- Arousals,
- siren song,
- instigation,
- stimulus,
- mousetrap,
- eye-opener,
- in sight,
- reason,
- excitants,
- brickbats,
- driving force,
- activation,
- reactants,
- inspiritment,
- druthers,
- fire in belly,
- deep think,
- Stimulator,
- adjuvant,
- provocation,
- turn-on,
- propellant,
- eye-openers,
- stimulant,
- arousal,
- catalyst,
- wave maker,
- urge,
- mousetraps,
- stimulation,
- impulsion,
- spur,
- turn-ons,
- shot in the arm,
- brickbat,
- enzyme,
- Inflatus,
- motivation,
- insights,
- carrot,
- comeon,
- bribe,
- lure,
- motive,
- grabbers,
- incitation,
- Inveiglement,
- radical stimulus,
- impetus,
- activations,
- ax to grind,
- grabber,
- Carrots,
- Enzymes,
- casus belli,
- reassurances,
- sitting duck,
- goad,
- encouragement,
- impulsions,
- tittivation,
- propellants,
- synergist,
- invigoration,
- magnet,
- afflatus.
• payment (noun)
- reimbursement,
- settlement,
- disbursement,
- reckoning,
- bankroll,
- expenditure,
- fee,
- salary,
- installment,
- retribution,
- payroll,
- discharge,
- refund,
- repayment.
• pick-me-up (noun)
- Reviver,
- energizer,
- restoratives,
- tonic,
- energizers,
- revivers,
- uppers,
- spark pulg.
• provocation (noun)
- in-dignities,
- pro-vocations,
- in juries,
- pro vocation,
- pro-vocation,
- in dignities,
- provokings,
- in-jury,
- irkings,
- in jury,
- vexings,
- pro vocations.
• reason (noun)
- wherefores,
- ulterior motive,
- whyfor,
- why and wherefore.
• reward (noun)
- gratuity,
- payment,
- allowance,
- bounty,
- honorarium,
- allotment,
- treat,
- wages,
- award,
- grant,
- plum,
- remuneration,
- atonement,
- gift,
- wage,
- stipend,
- tip,
- tribute,
- compensation,
- reward,
- prize,
- amends,
- sweepstakes.
• stimulation (noun)
- tittivations.
• stimulus (noun)
- eyeopeners,
- eyeopener,
- piquings.
• urge (noun)
- drutherses,
- fire belly.
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• fillip (verb)
- ex cited,
- ex cite,
- ex cites,
- ex-cited,
- ex citing,
- incentived,
- ex-cite,
- incentiving,
- ex-cites.
• Other relevant words: (verb)
- aim,
- effect.
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Other synonyms:
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- hand,
- cachet,
- pickings,
- bells and whistles,
- comfort,
- healer,
- mileage,
- advantage,
- fringe benefit,
- upside,
- profit,
- bridgehead,
- secret weapon,
- restorative,
- golden goose,
- perk,
- jackpot,
- virtue,
- bargaining position,
- head start,
- boon,
- inside track,
- asset,
- side benefit,
- showpiece,
- spoils,
- springboard,
- edge,
- charm,
- comforter,
- privilege,
- drawing card,
- consolation.
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- booster,
- payoff,
- beneficiary,
- cutting-edge,
- seduction,
- enchantment.
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•
- ornament,
- distinction,
- positive,
- glory.
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•
- card,
- aid,
- gain.
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•
- interest,
- plus.
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•
- service.
• Other relevant words:
- fillip.
• Other relevant words (noun):
- exasperate,
- initiation,
- design,
- prompting,
- invitation,
- power,
- awakening,
- favorable,
- persuasive,
- penetrating,
- forcible,
- bunce,
- provocative,
- encouraging,
- excitatory,
- momentum,
- actuate,
- enlightenment,
- insight,
- ambition,
- compulsion,
- thrust,
- fomentation,
- gusto,
- stimulating,
- excite,
- dram,
- intention,
- egg on,
- impulsive,
- freebie,
- inspiring,
- bestir,
- zeal,
- acrid,
- awaken,
- titillating,
- pressure,
- lucky,
- Inciting,
- agitative,
- cogent,
- caustic,
- inspirational,
- inflammatory,
- draw,
- motivate,
- incite,
- rabble-rousing,
- bring,
- arouse,
- agitate,
- peppery,
- buoy up,
- kindle,
- enthusiasm,
- driving,
- irritate,
- stir up,
- ardour,
- pull the trigger,
- percentage,
- induce,
- hot,
- ebullience,
- pick-me-up,
- quicken,
- sparkle,
- clout,
- Instigating,
- motion,
- Ankus,
- drill core,
- provoke,
- pungent,
- trigger off,
- prompt,
- motive power,
- pull,
- rowel,
- inspire,
- exciting cause,
- vigour,
- agitation,
- activate,
- incendiary,
- abet,
- spirit,
- irritative,
- dividend,
- motif,
- impellent,
- invoke,
- invigorate,
- agitational,
- incitive,
- Fomenting,
- galvanize,
- sweetening,
- eloquent,
- attraction,
- convincing,
- inflammation,
- whet,
- revelation,
- instigative,
- uphold,
- core sample,
- premium,
- stimulate,
- excitation,
- rouse,
- urging,
- excitement,
- propulsion,
- energize,
- encourage,
- impel,
- passion,
- stimulative,
- yeast,
- instigate,
- conclusive,
- godsend,
- shot,
- justification,
- forceful,
- grounds,
- feeling,
- come on,
- exhilarating,
- boost,
- piquant,
- exciting,
- moment.
How to use «Incentive» in context?
An incentive is something that motivates someone to do something. This can be a form of payment, such as a salary, or something that is given to someone in return for doing something, such as a gift. Incentives can be helpful in many situations, from motivating people to work hard, to helping people
compete against each other.
Paraphrases for Incentive:
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Equivalence
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Proper noun, singular
inducements.
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Noun, singular or mass
inducement, motivator.
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Proper noun, singular
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Forward Entailment
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Noun, singular or mass
motive.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Adjective
promotional, rewarding.
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Proper noun, singular
offers.
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Noun, singular or mass
attraction, boost, catalyst, drive, enthusiasm, excitement, inspiration, interest, invitation, stimulant, temptation, Inciting.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Adjective
encouragement, incitement, incentive-based.
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Proper noun, singular
encouragement, incitement, motivation.
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Noun, singular or mass
attractiveness, benefit, carrot, encouragement, enticement, fillip, impetus, impulse, incitation, incitement, instigation, momentum, motivation.
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Adjective
Hyponym for Incentive:
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motive
rational motive.
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motive
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