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incentive
/ɪnˈsɛntɪv/
noun1 of 2
Something that encourages a person to do something.
- “Tax incentives encourage firms to hire young workers.”Toofey
- “State intervention should be conducted by generating positive and intense incentives.”Tatoeba
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adjective2 of 2
Inciting; encouraging or moving; rousing to action; stimulating.
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR); New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0)