Associations to the word «Incentive»

Wiktionary

INCENTIVE, noun. Something that motivates, rouses, or encourages.
INCENTIVE, noun. A bonus or reward, often monetary, to work harder.
INCENTIVE, adjective. Inciting; encouraging or moving; rousing to action; stimulating.
INCENTIVE, adjective. Serving to kindle or set on fire.

Dictionary definition

INCENTIVE, noun. A positive motivational influence.
INCENTIVE, noun. An additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output.

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne