Incentive

Etymology
From, from , from  +. The formation appears to have been influenced by incendere ' to set on fire'.

Noun

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

Derived terms

 * /incentivize, tax incentive

Translations

 * Bikol Central: tandan
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, ,
 * Danish: incitament,
 * Dutch:, , incentief, ,
 * Esperanto: stimulo, igilo, motivigo, konvinkilo
 * Finnish:, , insentiivi, , , ,
 * French: ,
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew: תמריץ


 * Hungarian: ,
 * Irish: spreagadh
 * Japanese:, ,
 * Latin: incitāmentum
 * Persian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:, ,
 * Slovene: motivacija, spodbuda
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish: ,
 * Turkish:


 * Bikol Central: tandan
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, , ,
 * Czech: pobídka
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:, kannustuspalkkio, tulospalkkio,
 * French:
 * German:


 * Hebrew: תמריץ
 * Hungarian:
 * Indonesian:
 * Japanese:, 賞与
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, , ,
 * Spanish:
 * Turkish: teşvik primi

Adjective

 * 1) Inciting; encouraging or moving; rousing to action; stimulating.
 * Competency is of all other proportions the most incentive to industry.
 * 1) Serving to kindle or set on fire.
 * 1) Serving to kindle or set on fire.