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
Tesla had a first-mover advantage in China in 2013, leveraging the government’s support of EVs with subsidies and incentives and its production base and opening a gigafactory in Shanghai in 2019.
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Rebecca A. Fannin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Company finances via private and public funds, through co-productions, incentives and strategic partners.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
No more annual bonus incentives for meeting said DEI goals.
—Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
Sales of EVs as well as plug-in hybrid electric vehicles that also qualified for federal incentives are expected to assist in boosting third quarter vehicle sales up between 4% and 7%, according to forecasts from Cox and CarMax's Edmunds.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
But rather than focus on tariffs, Paul and Karol said, their aim is to create incentives in the United States.
—Judy Kurtz, The Hill, 30 Sep. 2025
The median sales price increased for just the second time this year on annual basis, despite builders’ wide use of sales incentives.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
Wisconsin offers residential solar incentives in the form of a $300 rebate for residents who install solar panels through the Focus on Energy program, as well as a property tax exemption on the value to the home added by solar panels.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent policy changes may reduce some of those incentives in the future.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Rebecca A. Fannin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Company finances via private and public funds, through co-productions, incentives and strategic partners.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
No more annual bonus incentives for meeting said DEI goals.
—Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
Sales of EVs as well as plug-in hybrid electric vehicles that also qualified for federal incentives are expected to assist in boosting third quarter vehicle sales up between 4% and 7%, according to forecasts from Cox and CarMax's Edmunds.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
But rather than focus on tariffs, Paul and Karol said, their aim is to create incentives in the United States.
—Judy Kurtz, The Hill, 30 Sep. 2025
The median sales price increased for just the second time this year on annual basis, despite builders’ wide use of sales incentives.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
Wisconsin offers residential solar incentives in the form of a $300 rebate for residents who install solar panels through the Focus on Energy program, as well as a property tax exemption on the value to the home added by solar panels.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent policy changes may reduce some of those incentives in the future.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 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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During a panel at Sourcing Journal’s Fall Summit, moderated by SJ and Fairchild Studio director Lauren Parker, speakers dove into the motivations behind traceability investments and what is still holding companies’ efforts back.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Oct. 2025
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But the filmmakers’ motivations for glomming on to Ed are depicted as being noble.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Incentives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incentives. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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