"incentive" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɪnˈsɛntɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-incentive.wav [UK] Forms: incentive [singular], incentives [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An incentive is something that makes you feel like you want to do something.
    Sense id: simple-incentive-en-noun-8ryX1-Ky
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          "text": "Companies should give their workers financial incentives to take the bus to work."
        },
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          "text": "The government is cutting taxes to provide incentives for investment."
        },
        {
          "text": "Doctors have a lot of incentive to see many patients and little incentive to spend much time with each one."
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          "text": "The government is cutting taxes to provide incentives for investment."
        },
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          "text": "Doctors have a lot of incentive to see many patients and little incentive to spend much time with each one."
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