incentive
Collocations
31(noun.)
ADJ
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
VERB + INCENTIVE
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
INCENTIVE + NOUN
programme, scheme, system
The government introduced a new incentive programme to encourage people to use public transport.
payment
PREP
~ to
The government offered tax breaks as an incentive to attract new businesses to the region.
PHRASES
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.