Англо-Русский словарь финансовых терминов. 2000.
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 — est un mot anglais signifiant « motivation ». Dans le langage du e business, l incentive est le fait d inciter une personne, de façon explicite, à effectuer une action précise. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia :… … Wikipédia en Français
Incentive — In*cen tive, a. [L. incentivus, from incinere to strike up or set the tune; pref. in + canere to sing. See {Enchant}, {Chant}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Inciting; encouraging or moving; rousing to action; stimulative. [1913 Webster] Competency is the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
incentive — I noun actuation, allure, allurement, appeal, attraction, bait, causality, causation, cause, cause of action, consideration, driving force, encouragement, enticement, goad, impetus, impulse, impulsion, incitamentum, incitement, inducement,… … Law dictionary
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 — (n.) early 15c., from L.L. incentivum, noun use of neuter of Latin adjective incentivus setting the tune (in L.L. inciting ), from pp. stem of incinere strike up, from in in, into (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + canere sing (see CHANT (Cf … Etymology dictionary
incentive — inducement, *motive, spring, spur, goad, impulse Analogous words: *stimulus, incitement, stimulant, excitant, impetus: provoking or provocation, excitement, stimulation (see corresponding verbs at PROVOKE): reason, *cause, determinant … New Dictionary of Synonyms
incentive — [n] lure, inducement allurement, bait, carrot*, catalyst, come on*, consideration, determinant, drive, encouragement, enticement, excuse, exhortation, goad, ground, impetus, impulse, incitement, influence, insistence, inspiration, instigation,… … New thesaurus
incentive — ► NOUN ▪ a thing that motivates or encourages someone to action or increased effort. DERIVATIVES incentivize (also incentivise) verb. ORIGIN Latin incentivum something that sets the tune or incites , from incantare to chant or bewitch … English terms dictionary
incentive — [in sent′iv] adj. [ME < LL incentivum < neut. pp. of L incinere, to sing < in , in, on + canere, to sing: see CHANT] stimulating one to take action, work harder, etc.; encouraging; motivating n. something that stimulates one to take… … English World 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
