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noun 
  1. Something that motivates, rouses, or encourages.
I have no incentive to do housework right now.
  1. A cash bonus or monetary reward.
Management offered the sales team a $500 incentive for each car sold.
Translations: 
  • German: Bonus
Etymology: From Latin incentivus, "setting the tune", from incinere, "to strike up", from canere, "to sing".

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