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incentive

in·cen·tive

UK/ɪnˈsɛntɪv/ US/ˌɪˈnsɛnɪv/ fairly common

noun

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an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output

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Origin

From Medieval Latin incentīvus (“that strikes up or sets the tune”), from incinō (“to strike up”), from in- (“in, on”) + canō (“to sing”) + -ive. The formation appears to have been influenced by incendō (“to set on fire”).

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  • tax incentive

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