Meaning

2 senses
  1. Something that motivates, rouses, or encourages.

    I have no incentive to do housework right now.

    Anreiz, Ansporn, Incentive

    сти́мулstímul, моти́вmotív, мотива́цияmotivácija

    сти́мулstýmul, спону́каsponúka

  2. A bonus or reward, often monetary, to work harder.

    Management offered the sales team a $500 incentive for each car sold.

    Bonus

    поощре́ниеpooščrénije, пре́мияprémija, бо́нусbónus

    заохо́ченняzaoxóčennja, пре́міяprémija, бо́нусbónus

More definitions
  • a positive motivational influence
  • an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output

Examples

28 sentences
  1. Tom needs an incentive.

    Тому потрібне заоохочення.

    ruТому нужен стимул.

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  2. Incentives always help.

    Заохочення завжди допомагають.

    ruСтимулы всегда помогают.

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  3. The workers have no incentive to work harder.

    У робітників немає стимулів, щоб працювати наполегливіше.

    ruУ рабочих нет стимула для более упорной работы.

    deDie Arbeiter haben keinen Anreiz, härter zu arbeiten.

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  4. The incentives are clear.

    Стимули зрозумілі.

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  5. Incentives must be introduced.

    Потрібно створити заохочення.

    ruНадо создать стимулы.

    deEs müssen Anreize geschaffen werden.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
something that motivates:
cash bonus:
Русский
By meaning 2
something that motivates:
cash bonus:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
something that motivates:
cash bonus:

Origin

From Medieval Latin incentīvus (“that strikes up or sets the tune”), from incinō (“to stri

From Medieval Latin incentīvus (“that strikes up or sets the tune”), from incinō (“to strike up”), from in- (“in, on”) + canō (“to sing”) + -ive. The formation appears to have been influenced by incendō (“to set on fire”).

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Forms

plural: incentives
Singularincentive
Pluralincentives

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a positive motivational influence:inducementmotivator
  • an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output:bonus

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

10 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
incentive — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto