incentive

in·cen·tive  (n-sntv)

n.

Something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward, that induces action or motivates effort.

adj.

Serving to induce or motivate: an incentive bonus for high productivity.

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[Middle English, from Late Latin incentvum, from neuter of incentvus, inciting, from Latin, setting the tune, from incentus, past participle of incinere, to sound : in-, intensive pref.; see in-² + canere, to sing; see kan- in Indo-European roots.]

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incentive [ɪnˈsɛntɪv]

n

1. a motivating influence; stimulus

2. (Business / Commerce)

a.  an additional payment made to employees as a means of increasing production

b.  (as modifier) an incentive scheme

adj

serving to incite to action

[from Late Latin incentīvus (adj), from Latin: striking up, setting the tune, from incinere to sing, from in-² + canere to sing]

incentively  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	incentive - a positive motivational influence     inducement, motivator rational motive - a motive that can be defended by reasoning or logical argument dynamic, moral force - an efficient incentive; "they hoped it would act as a spiritual dynamic on all churches" deterrence, disincentive - a negative motivational influence
	2.	incentive - an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output bonus premium - a prize, bonus, or award given as an inducement to purchase products, enter competitions initiated by business interests, etc.; "they encouraged customers with a premium for loyal patronage" incentive program, incentive scheme - a formal scheme for inducing someone (as employees) to do something dividend - a bonus; something extra (especially a share of a surplus) sales incentive - remuneration offered to a salesperson for exceeding some predetermined sales goal payment - a sum of money paid or a claim discharged

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incentive

noun inducement, motive, encouragement, urge, come-on (informal), spur, lure, bait, motivation, carrot (informal), impulse, stimulus, impetus, stimulant, goad, incitement, enticement There is little incentive to adopt such measures.
warning, deterrent, disincentive, discouragement, dissuasion

Translations

incentive [ɪnˈsentɪv]

A. N → incentivo m, estímulo m
an incentive to work harder → un incentivo or estímulo para trabajar más
as an added incentive, they paid her airfare → como incentivo adicional, le pagaron el billete de avión
they have no incentive to get a job → no tienen ningún incentivo para encontrar trabajo
production incentive → incentivo m a la producción

B. CPD incentive bonus N → prima f de incentivación
incentive payment N → incentivo m económico
incentive scheme N → plan m de incentivos

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incentive [ɪnˈsɛntɪv] n (= inducement) → encouragement m, motivation f; (for investor) → perspective f de gains
an incentive to do sth → une incitation à faire qch
an incentive for sb to do sth → une incitation pour qn à faire qch
to have no incentive to do sth → ne pas être incité(e) à faire qch
There is no incentive to work → Il n'y a rien qui incite à travailler.
tax incentives → incitations fiscales
incentive bonus incentive payment n → prime f de rendement
incentive scheme incentive plan, incentive system n → système m de primes d'encouragement

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incentive

n → Anreiz m; this will give them a bit of an incentive → das wird ihnen einen gewissen Anreiz or Ansporn geben; they have little incentive to keep going → ihnen fehlt der Anreiz durchzuhalten; financial/economic incentives → finanzielle/wirtschaftliche Anreize pl; incentive bonus payment → Leistungszulage f; incentive scheme (Ind) → Anreizsystem nt

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incentive [ɪnˈsɛntɪv] n → incentivo
there is no incentive to work → non c'è alcun incentivo al lavoro
it gave me an incentive → mi è servito da incentivo

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incentive [ɪnˈsɛntɪv] n → incentivo
there is no incentive to work → non c'è alcun incentivo al lavoro
it gave me an incentive → mi è servito da incentivo

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incentive

n incentive [inˈsentiv]

something that encourages etc Hope of promotion was an incentive to hard work. aansporing حافِز، باعِث поощряващ popud, stimul incitament; tilskyndelse der Anreiz κίνητρο incentivo ajend مشوق؛ انگیزه kannustin encouragement תַּמרִיץ प्रोत्साहन inicijativa, motivacija ösztönzés perangsang hvatningar-, örvandi incentivo 誘因 유인(誘因) paskata pamudinājums; stimuls galakan stimulans oppmuntring, incitament bodziec incentivo stimulent; încurajare стимул popud, stimul spodbuda podstrek drivfjäder, sporre สิ่งกระตุ้น teşvik edici şey 獎勵 спонукальний حوصلہ افزا sự khuyến khích 鼓励

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incentive → باعث podnět incitament Anreiz κίνητρο incentivo kannustin encouragement poticaj incentivo 奨励 장려금 beloning incentiv zachęta incentivo стимул incitament สิ่งกระตุ้น teşvik phần thưởng khích lệ 动机