incentives

noun

plural of incentive
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 Every venture enters a system that already has structures, habits, incentives and beliefs. — Thomas Lim, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Unlike the federal tax credits that expired in September, these incentives offer an instant discount and don’t require buyers to apply for credit later. — Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026 York County Council gave initial approval to the Octapharma incentives earlier in June. — John Marks, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026 The attack shocked Monaco, a coastal playground for the rich and famous known for its tax-friendly incentives, royal family and Formula 1 Grand Prix. — ABC News, 3 July 2026 Unlike their American counterparts, Chinese firms often benefit from subsidies, tax incentives, access to launch facilities, and investments from provincial governments. — Rainer Zitelmann, Fortune, 2 July 2026 Tesla’s recovery in Europe was likely helped by a boost to demand for electric vehicles from higher pump prices, government EV incentives and an easing of a consumer backlash to Musk’s politics, which was particularly pronounced in the region. — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 3 July 2026 Investors in opportunity zones may receive federal tax incentives when investing eligible capital gains through Qualified Opportunity Funds, according to the news release. — Dylan Sherman, Arkansas Online, 2 July 2026 Els Torreele and Heather Sherwin wrote in PLOS Global Public Health that pull incentives based on WHO prequalification and UNICEF tenders risk favoring larger international producers with the capital to reach those milestones. — Paul Adepoju, semafor.com, 2 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incentives
  1. encouragements
  2. impetuses
  3. motivations
  4. stimuli
Noun
  • All through the park, competitors and onlookers hit vapes and shout tips and encouragements into trees.
    — Calin Van Paris, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
  • In October 2024 ahead of her own stay at MSG, Billie Eilish recorded encouragements to take the subways for environmental benefits.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2025
Definition of encouragements
Noun
  • One of the main impetuses for this is that newer planes are flying further, which means airline routes are getting longer.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 June 2025
Definition of impetuses
Noun
  • The motivations are often more nuanced than the traditional image of online dating suggests.
    — Matthew Kayser Updated July 6, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
  • Those motivations, and the curiosity behind them, have lingered with me years later.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 6 July 2026
Definition of motivations
Noun
  • By integrating smart shades into the components of major smart home ecosystems (those supporting Matter, Thread, Zigbee, or Z-Wave specifically), these systems can react to real-time stimuli.
    — K.H. Koehler, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • When your dopamine levels, the chemical baseline responsible for motivation and pursuit, are naturally low, your brain searches for quick stimuli to wake itself up.
    — Luciana Paulise, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Definition of stimuli

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