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IELTS word

incentive

/ɪnˈsɛntɪv/noun

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English definition

something that encourages someone to act

Common phrases / collocations

  1. financial incentive
  2. provide an incentive
  3. strong incentive

Example sentences

  1. 1.

    The refund was an incentive to recycle bottles.

  2. 2.

    Tax cuts may provide an incentive to invest.

  3. 3.

    Bonuses give staff a strong incentive to improve.

Visual learning

See the meaning

A person receives coins after returning empty bottles to a machine.
something that encourages someone to act
1recycling action
2reward encourages it
bottles returned→refund received