"incentive" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ɪnˈsɛntɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-incentive.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more incentive [comparative], most incentive [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛntɪv Etymology: From Medieval Latin incentīvus (“that strikes up or sets the tune”), from incinō (“to strike up”), from in- (“in, on”) + canō (“to sing”). The formation appears to have been influenced by incendō (“to set on fire”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂n-}}, {{bor|en|ML.|incentīvus||that strikes up or sets the tune}} Medieval Latin incentīvus (“that strikes up or sets the tune”), {{m|la|incinō||to strike up}} incinō (“to strike up”), {{m|la|in-||in, on}} in- (“in, on”), {{m|la|canō||to sing}} canō (“to sing”), {{m|la|incendō|t=to set on fire}} incendō (“to set on fire”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} incentive (comparative more incentive, superlative most incentive)
  1. Inciting; encouraging or moving; rousing to action; stimulating. Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-incentive-en-adj-UJA2sEBs Disambiguation of Finance: 41 27 18 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 12 26 22 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 42 18 19 21
  2. Serving to kindle or set on fire.
    Sense id: en-incentive-en-adj-qML2tji~

Noun [English]

IPA: /ɪnˈsɛntɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-incentive.wav [Southern-England] Forms: incentives [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛntɪv Etymology: From Medieval Latin incentīvus (“that strikes up or sets the tune”), from incinō (“to strike up”), from in- (“in, on”) + canō (“to sing”). The formation appears to have been influenced by incendō (“to set on fire”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂n-}}, {{bor|en|ML.|incentīvus||that strikes up or sets the tune}} Medieval Latin incentīvus (“that strikes up or sets the tune”), {{m|la|incinō||to strike up}} incinō (“to strike up”), {{m|la|in-||in, on}} in- (“in, on”), {{m|la|canō||to sing}} canō (“to sing”), {{m|la|incendō|t=to set on fire}} incendō (“to set on fire”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} incentive (plural incentives)
  1. Something that motivates, rouses, or encourages. Translations (something that motivates): tandan (Bikol Central), подбуда (podbuda) [feminine] (Bulgarian), стимул (stimul) [masculine] (Bulgarian), incentiu [masculine] (Catalan), 刺激 (cìjī) (Chinese Mandarin), 誘因 (Chinese Mandarin), 诱因 (yòuyīn) (Chinese Mandarin), incitament [neuter] (Danish), gulerod [common-gender] (Danish), drijfveer [feminine] (Dutch), aansporing (Dutch), incentief [neuter] (Dutch), stimulans [masculine] (Dutch), prikkel [masculine] (Dutch), stimulo (Esperanto), igilo (Esperanto), motivigo (Esperanto), konvinkilo (Esperanto), kannustin (Finnish), kannuste (Finnish), insentiivi (Finnish), kiihoke (Finnish), virike (Finnish), yllyke (Finnish), porkkana (Finnish), intérêt [masculine] (French), motivation [feminine] (French), Anreiz [masculine] (German), Ansporn [masculine] (German), Incentive [neuter] (German), κίνητρο (kínitro) [neuter] (Greek), תמריץ (tamritz) (Hebrew), ösztönző (Hungarian), ösztönzés (Hungarian), spreagadh [masculine] (Irish), 動機 (dōki) (alt: どうき) (Japanese), 誘因 (yūin) (alt: ゆういん) (Japanese), 刺激 (shigeki) (alt: しげき) (Japanese), incitāmentum [neuter] (Latin), مشوق (mošavveq) (Persian), zachęta [feminine] (Polish), bodziec [masculine] (Polish), incentivo [masculine] (Portuguese), motivação [feminine] (Portuguese), сти́мул (stímul) [masculine] (Russian), моти́в (motív) [masculine] (Russian), мотива́ция (motivácija) [feminine] (Russian), motivacija [feminine] (Slovene), spodbuda [feminine] (Slovene), incentivo [masculine] (Spanish), aliciente (Spanish), morot [common-gender] (Swedish), incitament [neuter] (Swedish), สิ่งจูงใจ (Thai), teşvik (Turkish), сти́мул (stýmul) [masculine] (Ukrainian), спону́ка (sponúka) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-incentive-en-noun-qFHwYNeS Disambiguation of 'something that motivates': 92 8
  2. A bonus or reward, often monetary, to work harder. Translations (cash bonus): tandan (Bikol Central), премия (premija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), incentiu [masculine] (Catalan), 獎勵 (Chinese Mandarin), 奖励 (jiǎnglì) (Chinese Mandarin), 報酬 (Chinese Mandarin), 报酬 (bàochóu) (Chinese Mandarin), pobídka [feminine] (Czech), bonus [masculine] (Dutch), premie [feminine] (Dutch), palkkio (Finnish), kannustuspalkkio (Finnish), tulospalkkio (Finnish), bonus (Finnish), récompense [feminine] (French), prime [feminine] (French), Bonus [masculine] (German), תמריץ (tamritz) (Hebrew), ösztönző (Hungarian), insentif (Indonesian), 報酬 (hōshū) (alt: ほうしゅう) (Japanese), 賞与 (shōyo) (alt: しょうよ) (Japanese), bonus [masculine] (Polish), premia [feminine] (Polish), incentivo [masculine] (Portuguese), поощре́ние (pooščrénije) [neuter] (Russian), пре́мия (prémija) [feminine] (Russian), бо́нус (bónus) [masculine] (Russian), вознагражде́ние (voznagraždénije) [neuter] (Russian), incentivo [masculine] (Spanish), teşvik primi (Turkish), заохо́чення (zaoxóčennja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), пре́мія (prémija) [feminine] (Ukrainian), бо́нус (bónus) [masculine] (Ukrainian), винагоро́да (vynahoróda) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-incentive-en-noun-jfQxH5pM Disambiguation of 'cash bonus': 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: eco-incentive, incentivise, incentivize, tax incentive

Verb [Galician]

Head templates: {{head|gl|verb form}} incentive
  1. inflection of incentivar: Tags: first-person, form-of, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person Form of: incentivar
    Sense id: en-incentive-gl-verb-ACO5Y0mY Categories (other): Galician entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Galician entries with incorrect language header: 65 35
  2. inflection of incentivar: Tags: form-of, imperative, singular, third-person Form of: incentivar
    Sense id: en-incentive-gl-verb-dWLIsSWv

Adjective [Latin]

Forms: incentīve [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|la|adjective form|head=incentīve}} incentīve
  1. vocative masculine singular of incentīvus Tags: form-of, masculine, singular, vocative Form of: incentīvus
    Sense id: en-incentive-la-adj-948yMVvN Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header

Verb [Portuguese]

Head templates: {{head|pt|verb form}} incentive
  1. inflection of incentivar: Tags: first-person, form-of, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person Form of: incentivar
    Sense id: en-incentive-pt-verb-ACO5Y0mY Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 65 35
  2. inflection of incentivar: Tags: form-of, imperative, singular, third-person Form of: incentivar
    Sense id: en-incentive-pt-verb-dWLIsSWv

Verb [Spanish]

Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} incentive
  1. inflection of incentivar: Tags: first-person, form-of, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person Form of: incentivar
    Sense id: en-incentive-es-verb-ACO5Y0mY Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 65 35
  2. inflection of incentivar: Tags: form-of, imperative, singular, third-person Form of: incentivar
    Sense id: en-incentive-es-verb-dWLIsSWv

Inflected forms

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          "text": "I have no incentive to do housework right now.",
          "type": "example"
        },
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          "ref": "2013 June 7, David Simpson, “Fantasy of navigation”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 36",
          "text": "It is tempting to speculate about the incentives or compulsions that might explain why anyone would take to the skies in [the] basket [of a balloon]: perhaps out of a desire to escape the gravity of this world or to get a preview of the next; […].",
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          "tags": [
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          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "bg",
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          "roman": "stimul",
          "sense": "something that motivates",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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          "_dis1": "92 8",
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          "sense": "something that motivates",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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        },
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          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "cmn",
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          "roman": "cìjī",
          "sense": "something that motivates",
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        },
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          "sense": "something that motivates",
          "word": "誘因"
        },
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        },
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          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "something that motivates",
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "something that motivates",
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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "something that motivates",
          "tags": [
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        },
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          "code": "nl",
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          "sense": "something that motivates",
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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "something that motivates",
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          "sense": "something that motivates",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "something that motivates",
          "word": "stimulo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "something that motivates",
          "word": "igilo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "something that motivates",
          "word": "motivigo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "something that motivates",
          "word": "konvinkilo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "something that motivates",
          "word": "kannustin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "something that motivates",
          "word": "kannuste"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "something that motivates",
          "word": "insentiivi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "something that motivates",
          "word": "kiihoke"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "something that motivates",
          "word": "virike"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "something that motivates",
          "word": "yllyke"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "something that motivates",
          "word": "porkkana"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "something that motivates",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "intérêt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "something that motivates",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "motivation"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "something that motivates",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Anreiz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "something that motivates",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Ansporn"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "something that motivates",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Incentive"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "kínitro",
          "sense": "something that motivates",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "κίνητρο"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "tamritz",
          "sense": "something that motivates",
          "word": "תמריץ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "something that motivates",
          "word": "ösztönző"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "something that motivates",
          "word": "ösztönzés"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "something that motivates",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "spreagadh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "alt": "どうき",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "dōki",
          "sense": "something that motivates",
          "word": "動機"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "alt": "ゆういん",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "yūin",
          "sense": "something that motivates",
          "word": "誘因"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "alt": "しげき",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shigeki",
          "sense": "something that motivates",
          "word": "刺激"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "something that motivates",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "incitāmentum"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "mošavveq",
          "sense": "something that motivates",
          "word": "مشوق"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "something that motivates",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "zachęta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "something that motivates",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "bodziec"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "something that motivates",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "incentivo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "something that motivates",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "motivação"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "stímul",
          "sense": "something that motivates",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "сти́мул"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "motív",
          "sense": "something that motivates",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "моти́в"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "motivácija",
          "sense": "something that motivates",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "мотива́ция"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "something that motivates",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "motivacija"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "something that motivates",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "spodbuda"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "something that motivates",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "incentivo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "something that motivates",
          "word": "aliciente"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "something that motivates",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "morot"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "something that motivates",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "incitament"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "sense": "something that motivates",
          "word": "สิ่งจูงใจ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 8",
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          "_dis1": "7 93",
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          "word": "tandan"
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          "sense": "cash bonus",
          "tags": [
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        },
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        },
        {
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        },
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          "_dis1": "7 93",
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          "sense": "cash bonus",
          "word": "报酬"
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          ],
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          "sense": "cash bonus",
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          "_dis1": "7 93",
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          "_dis1": "7 93",
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          ],
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          ],
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      "word": "ösztönzés"
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      "word": "動機"
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      "word": "刺激"
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      "code": "fa",
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      "word": "مشوق"
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      "sense": "something that motivates",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "zachęta"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "something that motivates",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "bodziec"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "something that motivates",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "something that motivates",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "stímul",
      "sense": "something that motivates",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "сти́мул"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "motív",
      "sense": "something that motivates",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "моти́в"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "motivácija",
      "sense": "something that motivates",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "sl",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "motivacija"
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      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "something that motivates",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "spodbuda"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "something that motivates",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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    {
      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "something that motivates",
      "word": "aliciente"
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      "sense": "something that motivates",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "morot"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "something that motivates",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "incitament"
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    {
      "code": "th",
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      "sense": "something that motivates",
      "word": "สิ่งจูงใจ"
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    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "something that motivates",
      "word": "teşvik"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "stýmul",
      "sense": "something that motivates",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сти́мул"
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    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "sponúka",
      "sense": "something that motivates",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "спону́ка"
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      "code": "bcl",
      "lang": "Bikol Central",
      "sense": "cash bonus",
      "word": "tandan"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "premija",
      "sense": "cash bonus",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "премия"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "cash bonus",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "incentiu"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "cash bonus",
      "word": "獎勵"
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      "roman": "jiǎnglì",
      "sense": "cash bonus",
      "word": "奖励"
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      "sense": "cash bonus",
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "cash bonus",
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      "code": "cs",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "he",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "alt": "ほうしゅう",
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      "alt": "しょうよ",
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      "word": "premia"
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      "sense": "cash bonus",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "incentivo"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "pooščrénije",
      "sense": "cash bonus",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "поощре́ние"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "prémija",
      "sense": "cash bonus",
      "tags": [
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    {
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "es",
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      "word": "incentivo"
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      "code": "uk",
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      "roman": "vynahoróda",
      "sense": "cash bonus",
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      "word": "винагоро́да"
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  ],
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}

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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "incendō",
        "t": "to set on fire"
      },
      "expansion": "incendō (“to set on fire”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Medieval Latin incentīvus (“that strikes up or sets the tune”), from incinō (“to strike up”), from in- (“in, on”) + canō (“to sing”). The formation appears to have been influenced by incendō (“to set on fire”).",
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    {
      "form": "more incentive",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most incentive",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "en-adj"
    }
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    "in‧cen‧tive"
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "Inciting; encouraging or moving; rousing to action; stimulating."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Serving to kindle or set on fire."
      ],
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        [
          "kindle",
          "kindle"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɪnˈsɛntɪv/"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɛntɪv"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
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  "wikipedia": [
    "incentive"
  ],
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}

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    "Galician non-lemma forms",
    "Galician verb forms"
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      "name": "head"
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  "lang_code": "gl",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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          "word": "incentivar"
        }
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        "inflection of incentivar:\n## first/third-person singular present subjunctive\n## third-person singular imperative",
        "first/third-person singular present subjunctive"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "incentivar",
          "incentivar#Galician"
        ]
      ],
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        "inflection of incentivar:\n"
      ],
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
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        {
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        "third-person singular imperative"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "incentivar",
          "incentivar#Galician"
        ]
      ],
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        "inflection of incentivar:\n"
      ],
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        "form-of",
        "imperative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "incentive"
}

{
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      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "head": "incentīve"
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin adjective forms",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin non-lemma forms"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "incentīvus"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "vocative masculine singular of incentīvus"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "incentīvus",
          "incentivus#Latin"
        ]
      ],
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        "form-of",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "incentive"
}

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    "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Portuguese non-lemma forms",
    "Portuguese verb forms"
  ],
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        "2": "verb form"
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      "expansion": "incentive",
      "name": "head"
    }
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  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "verb",
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        {
          "word": "incentivar"
        }
      ],
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        "inflection of incentivar:\n## first/third-person singular present subjunctive\n## third-person singular imperative",
        "first/third-person singular present subjunctive"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "incentivar",
          "incentivar#Portuguese"
        ]
      ],
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        "inflection of incentivar:\n"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "form-of",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "incentivar"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of incentivar:\n## first/third-person singular present subjunctive\n## third-person singular imperative",
        "third-person singular imperative"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "incentivar",
          "incentivar#Portuguese"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "inflection of incentivar:\n"
      ],
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        "imperative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "incentive"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Spanish non-lemma forms",
    "Spanish verb forms"
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "es",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "incentive",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
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        {
          "word": "incentivar"
        }
      ],
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        "inflection of incentivar:\n## first/third-person singular present subjunctive\n## third-person singular imperative",
        "first/third-person singular present subjunctive"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "incentivar",
          "incentivar#Spanish"
        ]
      ],
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        "inflection of incentivar:\n"
      ],
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        "first-person",
        "form-of",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
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    {
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        {
          "word": "incentivar"
        }
      ],
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        "inflection of incentivar:\n## first/third-person singular present subjunctive\n## third-person singular imperative",
        "third-person singular imperative"
      ],
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        [
          "incentivar",
          "incentivar#Spanish"
        ]
      ],
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        "inflection of incentivar:\n"
      ],
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        "form-of",
        "imperative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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