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incentive

noun

Reveal meaning and examples

Something that encourages or motivates action.

The chance to read their work aloud gave the writers an incentive to revise.

Dictionary practice example.

A small incentive for keeping the original collection date encouraged members to notice the future consequence before rushing to take what was available first.

From A Budget Across Two Seasons.

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