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{
"term": "incentive",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"academic": true,
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "something that encourages you to do something",
"sensetop": "incentive (for/to somebody/something) (to do something)",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "There is no incentive for people to save fuel."
},
{
"text": "There is an added incentive for you to buy from our new range—a free gift with every purchase."
},
{
"text": "She had the added incentive of being within reach of the world record."
},
{
"text": "This gives pupils a strong incentive to read in English."
},
{
"text": "It was thought that this would act as an incentive for couples to adopt older children."
},
{
"text": "Low levels of profitability mean there is a lack of incentive to undertake new investment."
},
{
"text": "There was little incentive to conduct research."
},
{
"text": "US companies faced a clear incentive to downsize."
},
{
"text": "There is little incentive for firms to increase the skills of their workers."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["big", "generous", "good"],
"verb + incentive": ["act as", "be", "have"],
"incentive + noun": ["plan", "programme/program", "scheme"],
"preposition": ["incentive to"],
"phrases": ["have every incentive", "a lack of incentive"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a payment or concession (= a reduction in the amount of money that has to be paid) that encourages somebody to do something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "tax incentives to encourage savings"
},
{
"text": "This gives them a direct financial incentive to reduce pollution."
},
{
"text": "The scheme gives farmers cash incentives to help manage the countryside."
},
{
"text": "The government decided to offer incentives to foreign investors."
},
{
"text": "employee incentives such as bonuses and commission"
},
{
"text": "direct financial incentives to have smaller families"
},
{
"text": "The company operates a share incentive scheme for its workers."
}
],
"topics": ["Money"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["big", "generous", "good"],
"verb + incentive": ["act as", "be", "have"],
"incentive + noun": ["plan", "programme/program", "scheme"],
"preposition": ["incentive to"],
"phrases": ["have every incentive", "a lack of incentive"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈsentɪv/",
"audio": "in/incentive/incentive__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈsentɪv/",
"audio": "in/incentive/incentive__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Latin incentivum ‘something that sets the tune or incites’, from incantare ‘to chant or charm’."
}