as in encouragements
something that arouses action or activity
the handsome reward for the missing dog was an incentive for me to start looking
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Recent Examples of incentives
As external forces pull workers apart, these cultures have internal incentives and processes to preserve connection, like celebrating team wins or calling out cross-functional achievements.
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Gabriella Rosen Kellerman, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
This highlights the effectiveness of strong incentives to drive significant increases in activity.
—Sammy Rubin, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
This was about the worst way Smith could collect on the incentives, in other words.
—Mike Sando, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
After all, filing delays reflect governance frailty that can be overcome by aligning incentives, ending indifference and defanging incompetence.
—Noah Barsky, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Enhanced fiscal incentives are encouraging more ambitious projects.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Jan. 2025
Bonuses & Promotions Bonuses and promotions are the main incentives that attract players to a virtual casino and are key factors in our selection process.
—Matthew Gover, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
The island provides plenty of incentives for investors, including a skilled and highly literate workforce, trade agreements that open up a market of nearly one billion customers, very low energy costs and a strategic location outside of the hurricane belt.
—Tobago House Of Assembly, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
Russia will also need some positive incentives to comply with a settlement.
—Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
Gabriella Rosen Kellerman, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
This highlights the effectiveness of strong incentives to drive significant increases in activity.
—Sammy Rubin, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
This was about the worst way Smith could collect on the incentives, in other words.
—Mike Sando, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
After all, filing delays reflect governance frailty that can be overcome by aligning incentives, ending indifference and defanging incompetence.
—Noah Barsky, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Enhanced fiscal incentives are encouraging more ambitious projects.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Jan. 2025
Bonuses & Promotions Bonuses and promotions are the main incentives that attract players to a virtual casino and are key factors in our selection process.
—Matthew Gover, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
The island provides plenty of incentives for investors, including a skilled and highly literate workforce, trade agreements that open up a market of nearly one billion customers, very low energy costs and a strategic location outside of the hurricane belt.
—Tobago House Of Assembly, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
Russia will also need some positive incentives to comply with a settlement.
—Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Incentives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incentives. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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