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
These centers offer further incentives to tech companies looking for enterprise customers.
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Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
Further billions are earmarked for technology upgrades, partnerships with state and local law enforcement, and retention incentives for ICE personnel.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Gulf countries are facilitating conversations and providing economic incentives for regional stability.
—semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
For its investment, Scotiabank was offered nearly $11 million in tax incentives from Texas, according to Abbott.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025
Big tech companies are reporting retention rates of just over 60%, compared to Anthropic's 80%, which illustrates how financial incentives alone don't eliminate these risks.
—Sabeer Nelliparamban, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
There were incentives for landlords, grants for restoration, an influx of federal funds.
—Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
No military intervention but plenty of economic incentives.
—ABC News, 30 Mar. 2025
The law was intended to boost the transition away from fossil fuels with billions of dollars in tax credits and incentives to encourage clean energy projects.
—Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 30 Mar. 2025
Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
Further billions are earmarked for technology upgrades, partnerships with state and local law enforcement, and retention incentives for ICE personnel.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Gulf countries are facilitating conversations and providing economic incentives for regional stability.
—semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
For its investment, Scotiabank was offered nearly $11 million in tax incentives from Texas, according to Abbott.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025
Big tech companies are reporting retention rates of just over 60%, compared to Anthropic's 80%, which illustrates how financial incentives alone don't eliminate these risks.
—Sabeer Nelliparamban, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
There were incentives for landlords, grants for restoration, an influx of federal funds.
—Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
No military intervention but plenty of economic incentives.
—ABC News, 30 Mar. 2025
The law was intended to boost the transition away from fossil fuels with billions of dollars in tax credits and incentives to encourage clean energy projects.
—Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 30 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incentives
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Ward and Curlee also started the app Counterbalance, which provides daily encouragements, recipes, community and more.—
Emy LaCroix,
People.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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There are lots of different motivations, generating revenue—the tariff revenue is quite significant.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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However, there’s another new character whose motivations have not been revealed.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Incentives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incentives. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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