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Incentive Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Incentive? [n] a positive motivational influence [n] an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output Synonyms \| Synonyms for Incentive: bonus \| inducement \| motivator Related Terms \| Find terms related to Incentive: agitational \| agitative \| bait \| bribe \| carrot \| catalyst \| clout \| compulsion \| drive \| driving force \| encouragement \| enticement \| fillip \| fomenting \| goad \| impellent \| impelling force \| impetus \| impulse \| impulsion \| incendiary \| incitement \| inciting \| incitive \| inducement \| inflammatory \| instigating \| instigative \| interest \| invitation \| irresistible force \| lure \| moment \| momentum \| motivation \| motive power \| payment \| percentage \| persuasive \| power \| prod \| profit \| propulsion \| provocation \| rabble-rousing \| reward \| spur \| stimulant \| stimulation \| stimulative \| stimulus \| sweetener \| sweetening \| thrust \| whet See Also \| bunce \| dividend \| dynamic \| godsend \| gravy \| incentive program \| incentive scheme \| moral force \| payment \| rational motive \| sales incentive \| windfall Incentive In Webster's Dictionary \Incen"tive\, a. [L. incentivus, from incinere to strike up or set the tune; pref. in- + canere to sing. See {Enchant}, {Chant}.] 1. Inciting; encouraging or moving; rousing to action; stimulative. Competency is the most incentive to industry. --Dr. H. More. 2. Serving to kindle or set on fire. [R.] Part incentive reed Provide, pernicious with one touch of fire. --Milton. \Incen"tive\, n. [L. incentivum.] That which moves or influences the mind, or operates on the passions; that which incites, or has a tendency to incite, to determination or action; that which prompts to good or ill; motive; spur; as, the love of money, and the desire of promotion, are two powerful incentives to action. The greatest obstacles, the greatest terrors that come in their way, are so far from making them quit the work they had begun, that they rather prove incentives to them to go on in it. --South. Syn: Motive; spur; stimulus; incitement; encouragement; inducement; influence.

Incentive Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Incentive?

[n] a positive motivational influence
[n] an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output

Synonyms | Synonyms for Incentive: bonus | inducement | motivator

Incentive In Webster's Dictionary

\In*cen"tive\, a. [L. incentivus, from incinere to
strike up or set the tune; pref. in- + canere to sing. See
{Enchant}, {Chant}.]
1. Inciting; encouraging or moving; rousing to action;
   stimulative.

         Competency is the most incentive to industry. --Dr.
                                               H. More.

2. Serving to kindle or set on fire. [R.]

         Part incentive reed

         Provide, pernicious with one touch of fire.
   --Milton.


\In*cen"tive\, n. [L. incentivum.]
That which moves or influences the mind, or operates on the
passions; that which incites, or has a tendency to incite, to
determination or action; that which prompts to good or ill;
motive; spur; as, the love of money, and the desire of
promotion, are two powerful incentives to action.

      The greatest obstacles, the greatest terrors that come
      in their way, are so far from making them quit the work
      they had begun, that they rather prove incentives to
      them to go on in it.                     --South.

Syn: Motive; spur; stimulus; incitement; encouragement;
     inducement; influence.

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