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incentive

nounmasculinegeneral usevery common/ĩsẽˈtivu/in·cen·ti·vo

Definition

1

Something that motivates or encourages someone to do something.

Usage examples

Tax incentives were introduced to boost investment.
The bonus acted as an incentive for better performance.

Common combinations

financial incentivetax incentiveprovide an incentivestrong incentive