Incentive

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Examples

“I have⟳ no incentive to do housework right now.”

“It is tempting to speculate about the incentives or compulsions that might explain⟳ why anyone would take⟳ to the skies in [the] basket [of a balloon]: perhaps out of a desire to escape⟳ the gravity of this world or to get⟳ a preview of the next; […].”

“Management offered the sales team a $500 incentive for each car sold.”

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