incentive

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  1. noun Something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward, that induces action or motivates effort.
  2. adjective Serving to induce or motivate: an incentive bonus for high productivity.

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  • Another incentive will be the IAAF Diamond Race where athletes with the most points in their individual events at the end of the series, will be awarded a four-carat diamond, worth approximately $80,000. —  CNN.com
  • The cost of the incentive was a one - time payout of $5.6 million, but the annual yearly savings going forward will be $10.5 million.
  • Dubbed "Career Assist," the incentive is a combination of the popular Second Shot exam retake program along with a significant discount toward a Microsoft E-Learning Collection. —  CertCities.com | IT Forums
  • An extra incentive has been added to "The Great Carthage Re-Leaf" program. —  Carthage Press Homepage RSS
  • Jeffrey Sachs did a fine job pointing out that the incentive is actually to massively overbid, and perhaps even collude. —  GlobalResearch.ca
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  1. Middle English, from Late Latin incentīvum, from neuter of incentīvus, inciting, from Latin, setting the tune, from incentus, past participle of incinere, to sound : in-, intensive pref.; see in-2 + canere, to sing; see kan- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. I. a. = Portuguese incentivo, from Latin incentivus, that strikes up or sets the tune, Late Latin serving to incite, from incinere, past participle incentus, sound (an instrument), sing, from in, in, on, + canere, sing: see chant. II. n. = Spanish Portuguese Italian incentivo, from Late Latin incentivum, an incentive, neuter of incentivus, serving to incite: see I. Sometimes used as if connected with incensive and incense.
 

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