incentive
[noun]
Synonyms: encouragement, bait, carrot (informal), enticement, inducement, lure, motivation, spur, stimulus

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

in‧cen‧tive AC /ɪnˈsentɪv/ noun [uncountable and countable]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Late Latin; Origin: incentivum, from Latin incinere 'to set the tune', from canere 'to sing']
something that encourages you to work harder, start a new activity etc ⇒ motivation:
As an added incentive, there’s a bottle of champagne for the best team.
create/provide/give somebody an incentive
Awards provide an incentive for young people to improve their skills.
incentive to do something
Farmers lack any incentive to manage their land organically.
economic/financial/tax etc incentives
a recycling drive backed with financial incentives

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

incentive
noun
ADJ. big, considerable, great, massive | powerful, strong | adequate, sufficient | main, major | added, additional, extra, more | less | real | direct The most direct financial incentive to prevent rubbish is to charge people by the amount of rubbish they put out.
important | positive | special | commercial, economic, financial, fiscal, monetary | cash | price, tax | sales | work | government
VERB + INCENTIVE act as, be He argues that the free supply of skilled labour will act as an incentive for employees to be more diligent.
have She had the added incentive of being within reach of the world record.
need | give (sb/sth), offer (sb/sth), provide (sb/sth with) | create The government has created tax incentives to encourage investment.
increase | reduce | undermine High taxation rates have undermined work incentives.
remove
INCENTIVE + NOUN programme, scheme, system The company operates a share incentive scheme for its workers.
payment
PREP. ~ to an incentive to investment
PHRASES have every incentive The absence of penalties for anti-competitive behaviour means that firms have every incentive to engage in price-fixing.
a lack of incentive Low levels of profitability mean there is a lack of incentive to undertake new investment.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

incentive

have an incentive
Companies have an incentive to maximize efficiency.
give/offer somebody an incentive
If you want people to change their behaviour, it's a good idea to offer them some kind of incentive.
provide somebody with an incentive
Good teachers provide their students with incentives to learn.
create an incentive
We need to create an incentive for people to recycle their rubbish.
act as an incentive (=be an incentive)
The chance of promotion acts as an incentive for many employees.
a strong/powerful incentive
The possibility of acquiring wealth acts as a strong incentive in many people's lives.
a significant incentive
The high financial rewards provide a significant incentive.
a greater incentive
The scheme gives industry a greater incentive to tackle pollution.
the main incentive
What is the main incentive for people to join the army?
an extra/added incentive
The cash prize gives contestants an added incentive to do well.
economic/financial incentives (=money that is offered to someone as an incentive)
Doctors are encouraged through financial incentives to work in poor areas.
cash incentives
The scheme gives farmers cash incentives to manage the countryside for wildlife.
tax incentives (=a reduction in tax, offered to people as an incentive)
Tax incentives are provided for employees to buy shares in their own companies.
price incentives (=lower prices, offered to people as an incentive)
The strong December sales were attributed to attractive price incentives.
an incentive scheme/system
The incentive scheme was introduced to encourage companies to use renewable energy sources.
have little/no incentive to do something
Poor farmers have little incentive to grow crops for export.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲