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Meaning of Incentive | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ɪnˈsɛntɪv

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.”

CEFR level

C2
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This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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