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• incentive — n. 1) to offer an incentive 2) a powerful, strong incentive 3) an incentive to (an incentive to investment) 4) an incentive to + inf. (they have no incentive to work harder) * * * [ɪn sentɪv] strong incentive a powerful to offer an incentive an… …   Combinatory dictionary

• incentive — in‧cen‧tive [ɪnˈsentɪv] noun [countable] something which is used to encourage people to do something, especially to make them work harder, produce more or spend more money: • tax incentives for first time home buyers • The company proposed a… …   Financial and business terms

• 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 — 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

• Work experience — is the experience that a person has working, or working in a specific field or occupation. Volunteer Work and Internships The phrase is sometimes used to mean a type of volunteer work that is commonly intended for young people mdash; often… …   Wikipedia

• Incentive — In*cen tive, n. [L. incentivum.] That which moves or influences the mind, or operates on the passions; that which incites, or has a tendency to incite, to determination or action; that which prompts to good or ill; motive; spur; as, the love of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Incentive program — An incentive program is a formal scheme used to promote or encourage specific actions or behavior by a specific audience during a defined period of time. HistoryAlthough incentive programs have been around for more than 100 years, it wasn’t until …   Wikipedia

• work, subjective experience of — In contrast to the relatively stable ideologies which constitute a work ethic , sociology also looks at the way work is actually experienced by individuals and groups. This includes orientations to work, attitudes in the job, job motivations, and …   Dictionary of sociology

• work — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 effort/product of effort ADJECTIVE ▪ hard ▪ It s hard work trying to get him to do a few things for himself. ▪ It doesn t require skill it s a matter of sheer hard work. ▪ arduous, back breakin …   Collocations dictionary

• 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 [ 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