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1 give an incentive
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2 give an incentive
поощрять, стимулировать; активизировать, побуждать, возбуждатьАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > give an incentive
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поощрять, стимулировать; активизировать, побуждать, возбуждатьSyn:Ant: -
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n1) ( to smth) стимул, побудительный мотив (к чему-л.)2) льгота•- creation of incentives to workto give an incentive to smb — создавать стимул для кого-л.
- economic incentive
- financial incentives
- form of incentive
- individual incentives
- material incentive
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[gɪv] 1. гл.; прош. вр. gave, прич. прош. вр. given1) дать, подать, передатьWould you give me that magazine on the table? — Передайте мне, пожалуйста, тот журнал на столе.
Give me that plate, please. — Дай мне, пожалуйста, ту тарелку.
Give me Mr. Black, please. — Соедините меня, пожалуйста, с мистером Блэком.
Syn:2) подарить, даритьI won't give you the book, but I will either lend it to you, or sell it to you, whichever you like. — Я не буду дарить тебе эту книгу, я могу или одолжить её тебе, или продать - как ты предпочитаешь.
We gave her flowers for her birthday. — Мы подарили ей на день рождения цветы.
3)а) заплатить (что-л.), рассчитаться, компенсировать (чем-л.)They gave five dollars for the picture. — Они заплатили за картину пять долларов.
She gave the porter a dollar for carrying her suitcase. — Она дала швейцару доллар за то, что он поднес её чемодан.
Syn:б) (give smth. for) продать (что-л.) за (сколько-л.), выручить за (что-л. сколько-л.)He gave his old car away for two thousand dollars. — Он продал свою старую машину за две тысячи долларов.
4)а) прописывать, назначать, давать ( лекарство)The doctor gave him some cough medicine. — Врач прописал ему лекарство от кашля.
б) выносить (решение, приговор); налагать (наказание, штраф)The court gave him six months hard labour. — Суд присудил его к шести месяцам каторжных работ.
He was given life imprisonment for the crime. — За это преступление он получил пожизненное заключение.
5) даровать, жаловать, предоставлятьto give him power to accomplish his duties — наделить его властью, чтобы он мог выполнить свои обязанности
The Bill of Rights gives us freedom of speech. — Билль о Правах предоставляет (дарует) нам свободу слова.
Syn:6) выделить (кому-л. время, пространство, средства сделать что-л.)"Well, all right," said Lord Ickenham, rising. "I can give her five minutes." (P. G. Wodehouse) — "Очень хорошо, - сказал лорд Икенхем поднимаясь, - я могу уделить ей пять минут."
Syn:7)а) дать взаймы, в аренду, предоставить во временное пользованиеShe gave them the cottage for a week. — Она предоставила им коттедж на неделю.
to give smth. to keep, to give smth. into the care / custody of smb, to give in charge — поручить чьим-л. заботам, вверить кому-л.
He gave me the keys for safekeeping. — Он отдал ключи мне на хранение.
Give your hat to the checkroom attendant. — Отдай свою шляпу гардеробщику.
He gave it into the custody of his son-in-law. — Он поручил это своему зятю.
в) доверятьGive him your confidence. — Доверься ему.
He does not readily give a stranger his confidence. — Он неохотно доверяется незнакомцам.
8) передавать, выражатьto give a person (someone's) compliments, kind regards — передать кому-либо (чьи-л.) комплименты, лучшие пожелания
Please, give my best respects to Mrs. Hunter. — Пожалуйста, передайте мое глубочайшее уважение миссис Хантер.
Give my love to Mary. — Передавай Мэри от меня привет.
Give him my best wishes. — Передай ему мои наилучшие пожелания.
Syn:9)а) посвятить (что-л. чему-л. / кому-л)He gave himself to the job with tremendous enthusiasm. — Он отдался работе с огромным энтузиазмом.
It was important to give his mind entirely to political affairs. — Было важно, чтобы он направил все свои помыслы на политические дела.
Syn:б) принести в жертву, отдатьThey had given their lives for England. — Они пожертвовали своими жизнями ради Англии.
Syn:в) делать благотворительные взносы, пожертвованияMost people give to some charity at Christmastime. — Большинство людей на Рождество делают пожертвования.
She gave largely to hospitals and churches. — Она делала большие пожертвования в пользу больниц и церквей.
Syn:10)а) распределять, раздавать, выдаватьGive out the question papers ten minutes before the examination. — Раздай экзаменационные билеты за десять минут до начала экзамена.
He gave away most of his income. — Он раздавал большую часть своих доходов.
б) приписать (кому-л. что-л.), заклеймить (кого-л.)в) вручить ( как полагающееся)They gave us first prize. — Они вручили нам первый приз.
Then the old teacher gave away the prizes. — Затем старый учитель раздал призы.
11)а) предоставлять, приводить, подавать, сообщать (о словах, информации)A daily newspaper gave a head-lined account of the speech. — Ежедневная газета напечатала краткий отчёт о выступлении.
She gave them notice that she was quitting on the 15th. — Она сообщила им, что увольняется пятнадцатого.
Such words ought not to be given in a dictionary. — Такие слова не должны приводиться в словаре.
Syn:б) открыть доступ (к информации, сведениям)to give to the world / public — опубликовать, обнародовать (книгу, открытие)
I gave him my name. — Я сообщил ему свое имя.
In a few words Captain Morgan gave me an inkling of his plans. — В нескольких словах капитан Морган обрисовал мне свои планы.
Would you give me the time? (Ch. Dickens) — Скажите, пожалуйста, сколько сейчас времени?
12) протянуть, предложить (руку, помощь, поддержку)I gave the toddler my hand. — Я подал ребёнку руку.
13) представлять на публике, исполнять перед аудиториейGive us Mozart. — Сыграйте нам Моцарта.
The opera was given again in 1964. — Опера была представлена вновь в 1964 году.
Syn:14)а) показыватьThe far-off farms gave no sign of life. — Отдаленные фермы не подавали никаких признаков жизни.
The thermometer gives 25 degrees in the shade. — Термометр показывает 25 градусов в тени.
Syn:б) демонстрировать, проявлять15) организовывать ( прием), устраивать, давать (обед, вечеринку; часто в честь кого-л. или как благодарность за что-л.)She is giving a dinner party on Friday. — Она даёт обед в пятницу.
16) произносить пожелание, предлагать, провозглашать (тост)"Gentlemen," said the man in blue, with an air of the most consummate dandyism, "I'll give you the ladies; come." (Ch. Dickens, The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, 1837) — "Джентльмены, - сказал джентльмен в голубом с видом заправского денди, - я предлагаю тост за леди!" (пер. А. В. Кривцовой и Е. Ланна)
17)а) быть источником, производитьThe sun gives light. — Солнце - источник света.
б) вызывать, быть источником, причиной (чего-л.)It gave me much pain. — Это причинило мне большую боль.
The pupil gives the teacher much trouble. — Этот ученик доставляет учителю много хлопот.
в) вызывать состояние (болезни, недомогания)The draft gave me a cold. — Я простудился от сквозняка.
You've given me your cold in the nose. — Я от вас заразился насморком.
I hope I have not given you my sore throat. — Я надеюсь, я не заразил вас ангиной.
18)а) давать, производитьCows give milk. — Коровы дают молоко.
б) давать урожай, плодоносить5 × 12 gives 60. –— 5 × 12 будет 60.
19) подаваться, уступать, сдаваться; гнуться, сгибаться; ломатьсяThe branch gave under the weight of the heavy snow. — Ветка согнулась под тяжестью снега.
"The walls are giving" does not mean that they are collapsing, but that they are moist. — "Стены подаются" означает, что они не разрушились, а отсырели.
The lock did not give. — Замок не поддавался.
The weather began to give and the snow to melt. — Стало теплей и снег начал таять.
My nerves began to give. — Мои нервы стали сдавать.
Syn:give way, break down, collapse, slacken, loosen, unbend, ease, relax, relent, bend, shrink, sink, deliquesce20)а) уступать, пойти на компромисBoth sides will have to give on some issues. — По некоторым вопросам обеим сторонам придётся к согласию.
б) отступать, отходитьSyn:21) давать, соглашаться на секс (с мужчиной) ( о женщине)You hope to be engaged to marry the girl who would give you forever. (P. Hammill) — Надеешься, что будешь помолвлен и что женишься на девушке, которая никогда тебе не откажет.
22) (give into / on / upon) выходить на (что-л.), вести к (чему-л.)Our window gives onto the patio. — Наше окно выходит на патио.
It was the road which gave on to the highway. — Это была дорога, которая вела к шоссе.
Syn:23) разг. происходить, развиватьсяSyn:24) разг. рассказывать"Come on. Give." - "That ruddy policeman went digging things up and he found out I'd written my own testimonials." (P. Hobson) — "Давай, рассказывай!" - "Этот чёртов полицейский всё копал и копал и выяснил, что я сам написал свои рекомендации".
25) (give + сущ.)а) издавать, испускать, источать ( звук)Geoffrey gave a rueful whistle. — Джеффри горестно присвистнул.
б) осуществлять, делать (какое-л. движение или жест)Humphrey's only reply was giving a lash to Billy, which set him off at a gallop. — В ответ Хэмфри стегнул Билли хлыстом, отчего тот понесся галопом прочь.
в) (give + глагол говорения)to give a reply, give an answer — ответить, дать ответ
to give an order — отдать приказание, приказать
Suddenly the word of command is given. — Неожиданно раздаются слова команды.
Give me your word. — Дай мне слово.
I gave them the word of a sailor. — Я дал им слово моряка.
What guarantee could he give that he would adhere to his bargain? — Какие гарантии он может дать, что он не нарушит это соглашение?
26) (give smb. to + глагол мыслительной деятельности)to give (smb.) to believe, know, note, understand — дать знать, дать понять (кому-л.)
She was given to understand that this was entirely her doing. — Ей дали понять, что это исключительно ее дело.
•- give rise to- give way
- give away
- give back
- give forth
- give in
- give off
- give out
- give over
- give up••to give smb. a pause — дать кому-л. время на размышление
not to give a curse, not to give a damn — наплевать, совершенно не интересоваться, быть абсолютно равнодушным (к чему-л.)
- give the creeps- give one what for
- give vent to one's feelings
- give it hot
- give or take
- give rope
- give a spur
- give an incentive
- give the wall 2. сущ.эластичность, податливость, уступчивость; гибкость, упругостьSyn: -
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incentive [ɪnˈsentɪv]1. nouna. ( = motivation) motivation f• what incentive is there to work faster? pour quelle raison se mettrait-on à travailler plus vite ?b. ( = promised reward) incitation f2. compounds* * *[ɪn'sentɪv]1) ( motivation)2) Finance, Commerce prime f -
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incentive [ɪn'sentɪv]1 noun(a) (motivation) motivation f;∎ they have lost their incentive ils ne sont plus très motivés;∎ he has no incentive to work harder rien ne le motive à travailler plus dur;∎ to give sb the incentive to do sth motiver qn à faire qch(b) Finance & Industry incitation f, encouragement m; (payment) prime f; Marketing stimulation f; (reduction, free gift) stimulant m;∎ the firm offers various incentives la société offre diverses primes;∎ tax incentives avantages mpl fiscauxincitateur, incitatifCommerce & Marketing American incentive plan, British incentive scheme (for buyers) programme m de stimulation; (for workers) système m de primes -
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1 ( motivation) to give sb the incentive to do donner envie à qn de faire ; there is no incentive for people to save rien n'incite les gens à faire des économies ; they've no incentive to work ils ne sont pas motivés dans leur travail ; there are strong incentives to join a union on a tout intérêt à adhérer à un syndicat ; -
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noun1) (motivation) Anreiz, der2) (payment) finanzieller Anreiz* * *[in'sentiv](something that encourages etc: Hope of promotion was an incentive to hard work.) der Anreiz* * *in·cen·tive[ɪnˈsentɪv, AM -t̬ɪv]tax \incentives steuerliche Anreizefinancial \incentives finanzielle Anreizeto provide an \incentive to do sth einen Anreiz schaffen, etw zu tunII. adj attr, inv Vorteile bringend\incentive bonus Bonus m, Prämie f\incentive discount Treuerabatt m\incentive offer Gratisangebot nt, Werbegeschenk nt\incentive price Kennenlernpreis m, Schnupperpreis m* * *[In'sentɪv]nAnreiz mfinancial/economic incentives — finanzielle/wirtschaftliche Anreize pl
incentive scheme (Ind) — Anreizsystem nt
* * *incentive [ınˈsentıv]to zu):be incentive to anspornen zu;to zu):incentive to buy Kaufanreiz;give sb (an) incentive jemanden anspornen* * *noun1) (motivation) Anreiz, der2) (payment) finanzieller Anreiz* * *n.Anreiz -e m.Antrieb -e m. -
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in'sentiv(something that encourages etc: Hope of promotion was an incentive to hard work.) incentivoincentive n incentivotr[ɪn'sentɪv]1 (stimulus) incentivo, estímulo, aliciente nombre masculino2 (payment) incentivo económico\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto give somebody an incentive incentivar a alguienincentive scheme plan nombre masculino de incentivosincentive [ɪn'sɛntɪv] n: incentivo m, aliciente m, motivación f, acicate madj.• incentivo, -a adj.n.• aliciente s.m.• alimento s.m.• estímulo s.m.• incentivo s.m.• móvil s.m.ɪn'sentɪvcount & mass noun incentivo m, aliciente m, estímulo ma cash incentive — una bonificación, un incentivo en efectivo or en metálico
he had no incentive to diet — no tenía ningún aliciente or incentivo para hacer régimen; (before n)
[ɪn'sentɪv]incentive scheme — plan m de incentivos
1.N incentivo m, estímulo man incentive to work harder — un incentivo or estímulo para trabajar más
as an added incentive, they paid her airfare — como incentivo adicional, le pagaron el billete de avión
production incentive — incentivo m a la producción
2.CPDincentive bonus N — prima f de incentivación
incentive payment N — incentivo m económico
incentive scheme N — plan m de incentivos
* * *[ɪn'sentɪv]count & mass noun incentivo m, aliciente m, estímulo ma cash incentive — una bonificación, un incentivo en efectivo or en metálico
he had no incentive to diet — no tenía ningún aliciente or incentivo para hacer régimen; (before n)
incentive scheme — plan m de incentivos
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1. n1) побудительный мотив, стимул, побуждение- give smb. incentives2) pl эк. побудители, премиальные системы оплаты труда3) поощрение, льгота•2. aпобудительный; стимулирующий -
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HRa program set up to give benefits to employees to reward them for improved commitment and performance and as a means of motivation. An incentive scheme is designed to supplement base pay and fringe benefits. A financial incentive plan may offer share options or a cash bonus, whereas a nonfinancial incentive plan offers benefits such as additional paid vacations. Awards from incentive schemes may be made on an individual or team basis. -
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14 to give somebody an incentive
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m.incentive.incentivo fiscal tax incentivepres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: incentivar.* * *1 incentive* * *noun m.* * *SM incentive* * *masculino incentive* * *= boost, incentive, motivation, reward, spur, thrust, inducement, perquisite, enticement.Ex. Consequently, Leforte came to expect -- perhaps even take for granted -- the periodic boosts of ego and income that the evaluations provided.Ex. This article considers the strengths of a pay scale as a work incentive.Ex. What is the motivation for studying and preparing abstracts?.Ex. The dependence on bosses for recognition, rewards, and advancement breeds an artificiality of relationship, a need to be polite and agreeable.Ex. This was a spur to several other London boroughs who set up shop-front consumer advice centres from 1972.Ex. The National IT plan proposes 7 building blocks each with a strategic thrust which will serve as the overall impetus for the national IT movement.Ex. Some inducements to work may be negative, but the majority will be positive.Ex. Journeymen traditionally had the perquisite of a free copy of each book that they had helped to print, besides occasional gratuities from authors.Ex. The current concerns about enticement of young and vulnerable people into abusive relationships and damaging behaviours cannot be overlooked.----* incentivo económico = economic incentive, financial incentive.* incentivo en el trabajo = work incentive, labour incentive.* incentivo fiscal = tax incentive.* incentivo laboral = work incentive, labour incentive.* incentivo laboral a largo plazo = golden handcuffs.* ¿incentivos o amenazas? = the carrot vs. the stick, the carrot vs. the stick.* incentivos y amenazas = carrots and sticks.* ofrecer incentivo = provide + incentive, offer + inducement.* ser un incentivo = be motivating.* sistema de incentivos = reward system, system of incentives [incentive system].* * *masculino incentive* * *= boost, incentive, motivation, reward, spur, thrust, inducement, perquisite, enticement.Ex: Consequently, Leforte came to expect -- perhaps even take for granted -- the periodic boosts of ego and income that the evaluations provided.
Ex: This article considers the strengths of a pay scale as a work incentive.Ex: What is the motivation for studying and preparing abstracts?.Ex: The dependence on bosses for recognition, rewards, and advancement breeds an artificiality of relationship, a need to be polite and agreeable.Ex: This was a spur to several other London boroughs who set up shop-front consumer advice centres from 1972.Ex: The National IT plan proposes 7 building blocks each with a strategic thrust which will serve as the overall impetus for the national IT movement.Ex: Some inducements to work may be negative, but the majority will be positive.Ex: Journeymen traditionally had the perquisite of a free copy of each book that they had helped to print, besides occasional gratuities from authors.Ex: The current concerns about enticement of young and vulnerable people into abusive relationships and damaging behaviours cannot be overlooked.* incentivo económico = economic incentive, financial incentive.* incentivo en el trabajo = work incentive, labour incentive.* incentivo fiscal = tax incentive.* incentivo laboral = work incentive, labour incentive.* incentivo laboral a largo plazo = golden handcuffs.* ¿incentivos o amenazas? = the carrot vs. the stick, the carrot vs. the stick.* incentivos y amenazas = carrots and sticks.* ofrecer incentivo = provide + incentive, offer + inducement.* ser un incentivo = be motivating.* sistema de incentivos = reward system, system of incentives [incentive system].* * *incentiveun gran incentivo para el ahorro a great incentive to savesueldo fijo más incentivos basic wage plus bonuses o plus incentive paymentsCompuesto:tax incentive* * *
Del verbo incentivar: ( conjugate incentivar)
incentivo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
incentivó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
incentivar
incentivo
incentivo sustantivo masculino
incentive
incentivar verbo transitivo to give an incentive to
incentivo m (estímulo) incentive
(al trabajador) bonus
' incentivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aliciente
- estímulo
- motivación
English:
incentive
- inducement
- fringe
* * *♦ nmincentive;un incentivo para la compra de viviendas an incentive for people to buy their own homeincentivo fiscal tax incentive♦ incentivos nmpl[dinero] incentive pay* * *m incentive* * *incentivo nm: incentive* * *incentivo n incentive -
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v.1 to encourage.2 to motivate, to impulse, to incite, to trigger.El dinero estimula a los empleados Money stimulates the employees.* * *1 (persona) to motivate, encourage2 (producción) to boost, encourage* * *VT to encourage* * *verbo transitivo ( estimular) to encourage; ( recompensar) to provide... with incentives, give incentives to* * *= fuel, lead on, provide + incentive, mobilise [mobilize, -USA], set + alight.Ex. This is in line with recent trends in the historical sciences generally fuelled by the feeling that in the past historians did not pay enough attention to what is, after all, the majority of humanity.Ex. While poking about among books children naturally discuss those they have read, swopping responses, and so leading each other on.Ex. Such a concept came as a great surprise to many information educators who rather dismissively regarded the information qua information field of activity as being too limiting to provide incentives to graduates to enter.Ex. It is time for all librarians to change their attitudes and become involved, to seek funds and mobilise civic organisations and businesses in cooperative efforts.----* incentivar la economía = stimulate + the economy.* * *verbo transitivo ( estimular) to encourage; ( recompensar) to provide... with incentives, give incentives to* * *= fuel, lead on, provide + incentive, mobilise [mobilize, -USA], set + alight.Ex: This is in line with recent trends in the historical sciences generally fuelled by the feeling that in the past historians did not pay enough attention to what is, after all, the majority of humanity.
Ex: While poking about among books children naturally discuss those they have read, swopping responses, and so leading each other on.Ex: Such a concept came as a great surprise to many information educators who rather dismissively regarded the information qua information field of activity as being too limiting to provide incentives to graduates to enter.Ex: It is time for all librarians to change their attitudes and become involved, to seek funds and mobilise civic organisations and businesses in cooperative efforts.* incentivar la economía = stimulate + the economy.* * *incentivar [A1 ]vt(estimular) to encourage; (recompensar) to provide … with incentives, give incentives tomedidas para incentivar la creación de puestos de trabajo measures to encourage o stimulate the creation of jobsincentivan a los agricultores para que no planten estos cultivos farmers are being provided with o given incentives not to plant these crops* * *
incentivar verbo transitivo to give an incentive to
* * *incentivar vtto encourage;incentivan la compra de vehículos con rebajas fiscales they are using tax cuts as an incentive to encourage people to buy vehicles* * *v/t motivate* * *incentivar vt: to encourage, to stimulate -
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(кого-л./что-л.)
encourage; give an incentive (to), give a spur (to), stimulate the interest (of)* * ** * *поощрять; поощрить encourage; give an incentive* * *cheeremboldenencouragefosterincitepromotepropelreinforcerootstimulateuphold -
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Del verbo incentivar: ( conjugate incentivar) \ \
incentivo es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
incentivó es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: incentivar incentivo
incentivo sustantivo masculino incentive
incentivar verbo transitivo to give an incentive to
incentivo m (estímulo) incentive (al trabajador) bonus ' incentivo' also found in these entries: Spanish: aliciente - estímulo - motivación English: incentive - inducement - fringe -
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1) General subject: impulse, give an incentive2) Mathematics: give impetus to3) Makarov: give an impetus to (чему-л.) -
20 поощрить
несовер. - поощрять;
совер. - поощрить (кого-л./что-л.) encourage;
give an incentive (to), give a spur (to), stimulate the interest (of) ;
countenanceсов. см. поощрять.Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > поощрить
См. также в других словарях:
incentive bonus — incentive pay or incentive bonus, a payment or bonus to induce a worker, employee, or farmer to increase or improve production: »[The] management wanted some 250 workers to give up their present incentive pay, which would have cut their daily… … Useful english dictionary
Incentive — For the video game developer and publisher, see Incentive Software. For the independent record label, see Incentive Records. In economics and sociology, an incentive is any factor (financial or non financial) that enables or motivates a… … Wikipedia
incentive — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, generous, good, great, huge, massive (esp. BrE) ▪ powerful, strong ▪ adequate … Collocations dictionary
incentive — 01. The teacher gave the children little stars as an [incentive] to clean up their desks at the end of each day. 02. I m already at the top of my pay scale at work, so I don t really have any economic [incentive] to work harder. 03. The players… … Grammatical examples in English
incentive */*/ — UK [ɪnˈsentɪv] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms incentive : singular incentive plural incentives something that makes you want to do something or to work harder, because you know that you will benefit by doing this They want to… … English dictionary
incentive — in|cen|tive S3 [ınˈsentıv] n [U and C] [Date: 1600 1700; : Late Latin; Origin: incentivum, from Latin incinere to set the tune , from canere to sing ] something that encourages you to work harder, start a new activity etc ▪ As an added incentive … Dictionary of contemporary English
incentive — in|cen|tive [ ın sentıv ] noun count or uncount ** something that makes you want to do something or to work harder, because you know that you will benefit by doing this: They want to stimulate growth in the region by offering incentives to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
incentive pay — additional pay, a higher wage, or a bonus paid to promote the productivity of an employee. Also called incentive wage. [1955 60] * * * incentive pay or incentive bonus, a payment or bonus to induce a worker, employee, or farmer to increase or… … Useful english dictionary
Incentive Distribution Rights - IDRs — These give a limited partnership s general partner an increasing share in the incremental distributable cash flow the partnership generates. This occurs alongside of per unit distribution increases to the limited partners. The general partner s… … Investment dictionary
incentive — /ɪn sentɪv/ noun something which encourages a customer to buy, or employees to work better ▪▪▪ ‘…some further profit taking was seen yesterday as investors continued to lack fresh incentives to renew buying activity’ [Financial Times] ▪▪▪ ‘…a… … Dictionary of banking and finance
give — verb Give is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑authority, ↑benefactor, ↑chart, ↑council, ↑donor, ↑index, ↑jury, ↑move, ↑nature, ↑recording, ↑religion, ↑ … Collocations dictionary