as in impetus
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 incentive
Within days of taking office, Trump signed an executive order pausing the disbursement of funds from the Inflation Reduction Act, despite the fact that red states have largely benefited from the legislation’s clean energy incentives.
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Bella Kubach, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
Executives from the organization recently took a trip to Capitol Hill to push for stronger textile circularity and manufacturing policies, including incentives for nearshoring and de minimis reform.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 6 Mar. 2025
Tech advocacy group Americans for Responsible Innovation will begin pushing Republicans this week to include an AI tax incentive in the reconciliation package.
—Maria Curi, Axios, 6 Mar. 2025
On the plus side, the Department of Energy grant and government incentives will cover the cost of the heat pumps and related renovations.
—Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
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Bella Kubach, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
Executives from the organization recently took a trip to Capitol Hill to push for stronger textile circularity and manufacturing policies, including incentives for nearshoring and de minimis reform.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 6 Mar. 2025
Tech advocacy group Americans for Responsible Innovation will begin pushing Republicans this week to include an AI tax incentive in the reconciliation package.
—Maria Curi, Axios, 6 Mar. 2025
On the plus side, the Department of Energy grant and government incentives will cover the cost of the heat pumps and related renovations.
—Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incentive
Noun
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Bitcoin Bitcoin remains trapped in a range below the key psychological level of $100,000 without any new impetus from Trump.—
Medora Lee,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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That’s not an overwhelming financial impetus, but a team in the Giants’ position can allocate that money better.—
Dan Pompei,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
Noun
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That is, encouragement that’s backed up with specific reasons and rationale.—
Scott Mautz, Contributor,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2025
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Offer encouragement without over-praising: Determination through trial and error, but finding the right balance between discipline and praise is key.—
Alana Bracken,
Parents,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Recognition continues to be a leading driver of engagement, impacting employee connection, motivation, and pride.—
Bob Helbig,
Hartford Courant,
6 Mar. 2025
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Based on my experience, when this process is delegated to a product UI or AI agent, motivation to respond decreases even more.—
Peter Potapov,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Speaker of the House also threw cold water on the idea of a DOGE Dividend stimulus check according to The Hill.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Will there be a DOGE stimulus check?What to know about whether Americans will see savings Another step to take is to start moving a few hundred dollars of your monthly take-home pay into an emergency savings fund, a dwindling backup many Americans have had to dip into amid rising costs.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Incentive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incentive. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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