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10 Language-to-English DictionariesTangible Incentive
/ˈtæn.dʒə.bəl ɪnˈsɛn.tɪv/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A physical, material reward or compensation given to employees, consumers, or partners to encourage specific behaviors, productivity, or sales.
"The company offered a tangible-incentive such as a new laptop for the top-performing sales representative." - 2
Any concrete, measurable perk or gift that has real market value and can be physically possessed, used as opposed to abstract or psychological motivation.
"Instead of just praising the team, management decided to provide a tangible-incentive like gift cards and electronics."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'tangible', deriving from the Late Latin tangibilis ('touchable') from tangere ('to touch'), with 'incentive', originating from the Latin incentivum ('that which sets a tune' or 'inciting'), from incendere ('to set on fire'). Together, the phrase evolved in modern economic and organizational contexts to describe concrete, measurable rewards used to motivate specific behaviors.
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incitatif tangible
Transliteration: /ɛ̃.sa.ta.tif tɑ̃.ʒibl/
"L'entreprise a offert un incitatif tangible pour stimuler les ventes."
materieller Anreiz
Transliteration: /ma.teˈʁi̯ɛl.ɐ ˈan.ʁaɪ̯ts/
"Das Unternehmen bot einen materiellen Anreiz für die besten Mitarbeiter."
incentivo tangibile
Transliteration: /in.tʃenˈti.vo tanˈdʒi.bi.le/
"Hanno introdotto un incentivo tangibile per aumentare la produttività."
incentivo tangible
Transliteration: /in.senˈti.βo tanˈxi.βle/
"Ofrecieron un incentivo tangible para motivar al equipo de ventas."
incentivo tangível
Transliteration: /ĩ.seNˈtʃi.vu tãˈʒi.vow/
"A empresa criou um incentivo tangível para os funcionários do mês."
ठोस प्रोत्साहन
Transliteration: thos protsahan
"कंपनी ने बेहतर प्रदर्शन के लिए एक ठोस प्रोत्साहन की घोषणा की।"
有形激励
Transliteration: yǒuxíng jīlì
"公司为表现优秀的员工提供了有形激励。"
유형적 인센티브
Transliteration: yuhyeongjeok insentibeu
"회사는 직원들에게 유형적 인센티브를 제공했다."
有形インセンティブ
Transliteration: yūkei insentibu
"会社は業績を上げるために有形インセンティブを導入した。"
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