incentive

big, considerable, great, massive

powerful, strong

adequate, sufficient

main, major

added, additional, extra, more

less

real

direct

Offering extra vacation days is a direct incentive for employees to work harder.

important

positive

special

commercial, economic, financial, fiscal, monetary

cash

price, tax

sales

work

government

act as, be

A good salary can act as an incentive for people to work harder and stay in their jobs.

have

Workers have a strong incentive to arrive on time because of the new bonus system.

need

give (sb/sth), offer (sb/sth), provide (sb/sth with)

create

The company created financial incentives to motivate employees to work harder.

increase

reduce

undermine

Lack of promotion opportunities undermined employee incentives to work harder at the company.

remove

programme, scheme, system

The government introduced a new incentive programme to encourage people to use public transport.

payment

~ to

The government offered tax breaks as an incentive to attract new businesses to the region.

have every incentive

Students have every incentive to study hard when their grades affect university admission.

a lack of incentive

Without better pay, many workers experience a lack of incentive to improve their performance.