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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

インセンティブ

Pronunciation / Transliteration: insentibu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Incentive/ɪnˈsɛn.tɪv/
nounadjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2100 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"営業成績に応じてインセンティブが支給されます。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A thing that motivates or encourages someone to do something.

    "Bonus payments provide an incentive to work harder."
  2. 2

    A payment or concession to stimulate greater output or investment.

    "The government offered tax incentives for companies to invest in green technology."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Latin incentivum, meaning 'that which sets a tune' or 'inciting', from the verb incensare, past participle of incendere meaning 'to set on fire' or 'kindle'. Over time, the semantic meaning shifted from musical or literal ignition to a figurative spark that motivates human action or economic behavior.

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