incentives
Sayin-SEN-tivz/ɪnˈsɛntɪvz/
- 1Plural of incentive.
Tax incentives encouraged builders to install solar panels on new homes.
Managers debated which incentives would actually improve long-term performance.
Note
A regular plural, made with a plain -s. Only the noun takes it: incentive can also be an adjective meaning "rousing to action" or "serving to kindle," and English adjectives never add -s. So incentives always names things, either motivating factors in general or the bonuses and rewards, often monetary, offered to make people work harder.
incentives is a form of incentive
incentive, noun: Something that motivates, rouses, or encourages a person to act. Full entry
- Forms
- incentiveincentives plural
- Spelling
- incentive → incentives: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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