incentive
Inciting; encouraging or moving; rousing to action; stimulatingInciting; encouraging or moving; rousing to action; stimulating.
Meaning
2 sensesInciting; encouraging or moving; rousing to action; stimulating.
Serving to kindle or set on fire.
Examples
28 sentencesTom needs an incentive.
Тому потрібне заоохочення. — deniko
ruТому нужен стимул. — Selena777
Incentives always help.
Заохочення завжди допомагають. — deniko
ruСтимулы всегда помогают. — Svetislava
The workers have no incentive to work harder.
У робітників немає стимулів, щоб працювати наполегливіше. — aandrusiak
ruУ рабочих нет стимула для более упорной работы. — Selena777
deDie Arbeiter haben keinen Anreiz, härter zu arbeiten. — Malkuth
The incentives are clear.
Стимули зрозумілі. — deniko
Incentives must be introduced.
Потрібно створити заохочення. — deniko
ruНадо создать стимулы. — odexed
deEs müssen Anreize geschaffen werden. — al_ex_an_der
Origin
From Medieval Latin incentīvus (“that strikes up or sets the tune”), from incinō (“to striFrom 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
more incentive, most incentive| Comparative | more incentive Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most incentive Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form