incentive

Meaning

Noun

1. Something that motivates, rouses, or encourages.
2. A bonus or reward, often monetary, to work harder.

Adj

1. Inciting; encouraging or moving; rousing to action; stimulating.
2. Serving to kindle or set on fire.

Synonyms

stimulus

motive

inducement

spur

motivation

encouragement

stimulation

fillip

stimulant

incitement

impetus

stimulative

cause

stimulating

stimulator

irritative

bonus

motivator

goad

irritation

provocation

lure

enticement

bounty

drive

provocative

reward

reason

seduction

spring

subsidy

sweetener

temptation

urging

wages

Queen Anne’s lace

wild carrot

exciting cause

cultivated carrot

allurement

copy test

bribe

carrot

🥕

catalyst

compensation

cue

dynamic

encouraged

encouraging

excitation

Translations

Anreiz

incentivo

incentivo

incentivo

Ansporn

incitation

Antrieb

incentiu

prikkel

estímulo

Beweggrund

κίνητρο

stimulant

stimolo

Anlass

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈsɛntɪv/

Etymology

From Medieval Latin incentīvus (“that strikes up or sets the tune”), from incinō (“to strike up”), from in- (“in, on”) + canō (“to sing”). The formation appears to have been influenced by incendō (“to set on fire”).