incentive
noun /ɪnˈsentɪv/
/ɪnˈsentɪv/
- There is no incentive for people to save fuel.
- There is an added incentive for you to buy from our catalogue—a free gift with every purchase.
Extra Examples- She had the added incentive of being within reach of the world record.
- This gives pupils a strong incentive to read in English.
- It was thought that this would act as an incentive for couples to adopt older children.
- Low levels of profitability mean there is a lack of incentive to undertake new investment.
- There was little incentive to conduct research.
- US companies faced a clear incentive to downsize.
- There is little incentive for firms to increase the skills of their workers.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- generous
- good
- …
- act as
- be
- have
- …
- plan
- programme/program
- scheme
- …
- incentive to
- have every incentive
- a lack of incentive
- tax incentives to encourage savings
Extra ExamplesTopics Moneyc1- This gives them a direct financial incentive to reduce pollution.
- The scheme gives farmers cash incentives to help manage the countryside.
- The government decided to offer incentives to foreign investors.
- employee incentives such as bonuses and commission
- direct financial incentives to have smaller families
- The company operates a share incentive scheme for its workers.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- generous
- good
- …
- act as
- be
- have
- …
- plan
- programme/program
- scheme
- …
- incentive to
- have every incentive
- a lack of incentive
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin incentivum ‘something that sets the tune or incites’, from incantare ‘to chant or charm’.