Incentive

//ɪnˈsɛntɪv//

Synonyms for "incentive" (74 found)

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Translations

96 translations across 32 languages.

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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.

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We lack an incentive for pursuing the eastern market.

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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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