incentives

noun

plural of incentive
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 Companies have plenty of incentives to make that advertising palatable to consumers, but Ireland believes ads will play a role one way or another. — Allison Johnson, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026 The city of Mission ultimately pulled the plug on its tax incentives and threw out the redevelopment agreement. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026 Its landscapes, tax incentives and favorable exchange rate drawing in Hollywood productions. — Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026 As Nvidia, Broadcom, and AMD compete through financing and equity incentives, there’s also the question of competition. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026 In Glenn Dale, a Maryland suburb of the nation’s capital, buyers can get a free 12-by-18-foot deck, while buyers at MacLean Custom Homes can choose either a deck or $20,000 in other incentives. — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026 State and local leaders gathered with film and television representatives in Glendale to announce a push for legislation to create the first-ever federal tax incentives to bring entertainment production back to the United States. — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 In total, 35 films — including 28 independent projects — received production incentives in the latest round of incentives. — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 That’s why Denver guaranteed only one year of Dobbins’ deal and tied a good chunk of its potential value — $4 million in total incentives plus $1 million in per-game roster bonuses for 2027– to availability and production. — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incentives
  1. encouragements
  2. impetuses
  3. motivations
  4. stimuli
Noun
  • Many folks send encouragements toward OP mom and her son, while others put heat on the other parents for sexualizing their kids’ friendship.
    — DeVonne Goode, Parents, 26 July 2026
  • All through the park, competitors and onlookers hit vapes and shout tips and encouragements into trees.
    — Calin Van Paris, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
Definition of encouragements
Noun
  • One of the main impetuses for this is that newer planes are flying further, which means airline routes are getting longer.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 June 2025
Definition of impetuses
Noun
  • Appropriate enough, since the two have just spent nearly an hour discussing energy — namely, the source of their own inner motivations to create.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The signatures of these AI leaders might not reveal much about their intentions or their motivations.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of motivations
Noun
  • Researchers have studied how certain facial and auricular stimuli interact with parasympathetic activity.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Researchers have also explored how certain facial and auricular stimuli may interact with parasympathetic activity.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of stimuli

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“Incentives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incentives. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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