Incentive

Noun

 * 1) Something that motivates, rouses, or encourages.
 * 2) A bonus or reward, often monetary.

Adjectives for Incentive
noblest; renewed; conceivable; external; powerful; perpetual; high; especial.

Verbs for Incentive
arouse—; crush—; design as—; restore—; smother—; —beckons; —encourages; —ex¬cites; —induces; —inflames; —influences; —inspires;  —prevails;   —provokes;   — springs from; —spurs; —stirs; —sways.

Thesaurus
interest, invitation, irresistible force, lure, moment, momentum, motivation, motive power, payment, percentage, persuasive, power, prod, profit, propulsion, provocation, rabble-rousing, reward, spur, stimulant, stimulation, stimulative, stimulus, sweetener, sweetening, thrust, whet, agitational, agitative, bait, bribe, carrot, catalyst, clout, compulsion, drive, driving force, encouragement, enticement, fillip, fomenting, goad, impellent, impelling force, impetus, impulse, impulsion, incendiary, incitement, inciting, incitive, inducement, inflammatory, instigating, instigative,

Etymology
From Latin incentivus: < incinere: < in: + canere:

Antonyms

 * disincentive

Derived terms

 * tax incentive

Translations

 * Finnish: kannustin, kannuste, insentiivi, kiihoke, virike, yllyke, porkkana
 * French:
 * German: ,


 * Hebrew: תמריץ (tamritz)
 * Hungarian: ösztönző
 * Polish: zachęta
 * Swedish:


 * Czech:
 * Finnish: palkkio, kannustuspalkkio, tulospalkkio, bonus


 * German:
 * Hebrew: תמריץ (tamritz)
 * Hungarian: ösztönző
 * Polish: