incentive
English
Etymology
From Medieval Latin incentivus (“that strikes up or sets the tune”), from incinere (“to strike up”), from in (“in, on”) + canere (“to sing”). The formation appears to have been influenced by incendere ' to set on fire'.
Pronunciation
Noun
incentive (plural incentives)
- Something that motivates, rouses, or encourages.
- I have no incentive to do housework right now.
- A bonus or reward, often monetary, to work harder.
- Management offered the sales team a $500 incentive for each car sold.
Antonyms
Derived terms
Translations
something that motivates
cash bonus
External links
- incentive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- incentive in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Portuguese
Verb
incentive
- first-person singular present subjunctive of incentivar
- third-person singular present subjunctive of incentivar
- first-person singular imperative of incentivar
- third-person singular imperative of incentivar
Spanish
Verb
incentive (infinitive incentivar)
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of incentivar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of incentivar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of incentivar.