We lack an incentive for pursuing the eastern market.
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Incentive
//ɪnˈsɛntɪv//
Synonyms for "incentive" (74 found)
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Closest matches (15)
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Related words (37)
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2 entriesAntonyms
2 entriesSynonyms
1 entriescauses desire
2 entriesderived
11 entriesis a
2 entriesrelated to
6 entriesTranslations
96 translations across 32 languages.
Bikol Central
2 entries- tandan noun (something that motivates)
- tandan noun (cash bonus)
Bulgarian
3 entries- подбуда noun (something that motivates)
- премия noun (cash bonus)
- стимул noun (something that motivates)
Catalan
2 entries- incentiu noun (something that motivates)
- incentiu noun (cash bonus)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 刺激 noun (something that motivates)
- 報酬 /报酬 noun (cash bonus)
- 獎勵 /奖励 noun (cash bonus)
- 誘因 /诱因 noun (something that motivates)
Czech
1 entries- pobídka noun (cash bonus)
Danish
2 entries- gulerod noun (something that motivates)
- incitament noun (something that motivates)
Dutch
4 entries- aansporing noun (something that motivates)
- bonus noun (cash bonus)
- drijfveer noun (something that motivates)
- incentief noun (something that motivates)
Esperanto
4 entries- igilo noun (something that motivates)
- konvinkilo noun (something that motivates)
- motivigo noun (something that motivates)
- stimulo noun (something that motivates)
Finnish
4 entries- bonus noun (cash bonus)
- insentiivi noun (something that motivates)
- kannuste noun (something that motivates)
- kannustin noun (something that motivates)
French
4 entries- intérêt noun (something that motivates)
- motivation noun (something that motivates)
- prime noun (cash bonus)
- récompense noun (cash bonus)
Georgian
2 entries- მოტივატორი noun (something that motivates)
- სტიმულატორი noun (something that motivates)
German
4 entries- Anreiz noun (something that motivates)
- Ansporn noun (something that motivates)
- Bonus noun (cash bonus)
- Incentive noun (something that motivates)
Greek
1 entries- κίνητρο noun (something that motivates)
Hebrew
2 entries- תמריץ noun (something that motivates)
- תמריץ noun (cash bonus)
Hungarian
3 entries- ösztönzés noun (something that motivates)
- ösztönző noun (something that motivates)
- ösztönző noun (cash bonus)
Indonesian
1 entries- insentif noun (cash bonus)
Irish
1 entries- spreagadh noun (something that motivates)
Italian
1 entries- incentivo noun (something that motivates)
Japanese
4 entries- 刺激 noun (something that motivates)
- 動機 noun (something that motivates)
- 報酬 noun (cash bonus)
- 誘因 noun (something that motivates)
Latin
1 entries- incitāmentum noun (something that motivates)
Māori
1 entries- whakapoapoa noun (something that motivates)
Persian
1 entries- مشوق noun (something that motivates)
Polish
4 entries- bodziec noun (something that motivates)
- bonus noun (cash bonus)
- premia noun (cash bonus)
- zachęta noun (something that motivates)
Portuguese
3 entries- incentivo noun (something that motivates)
- incentivo noun (cash bonus)
- motivação noun (something that motivates)
Romanian
1 entries- stimulent noun (something that motivates)
Russian
4 entries- бо́нус noun (cash bonus)
- вознагражде́ние noun (cash bonus)
- моти́в noun (something that motivates)
- мотива́ция noun (something that motivates)
Slovene
2 entries- motivacija noun (something that motivates)
- spodbuda noun (something that motivates)
Spanish
3 entries- aliciente noun (something that motivates)
- incentivo noun (something that motivates)
- incentivo noun (cash bonus)
Swedish
2 entries- incitament noun (something that motivates)
- morot noun (something that motivates)
Thai
1 entries- สิ่งจูงใจ noun (something that motivates)
Turkish
2 entries- teşvik noun (something that motivates)
- teşvik primi noun (cash bonus)
Ukrainian
4 entries- бо́нус noun (cash bonus)
- винагоро́да noun (cash bonus)
- заохо́чення noun (cash bonus)
- пре́мія noun (cash bonus)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
Promotion was an incentive to harder work.
Source: tatoeba (268127)
She had no incentive to work after she was refused a promotion.
Source: tatoeba (268129)
The workers have no incentive to work harder.
Source: tatoeba (326339)
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