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incentive

[in-sen-tiv] / ɪnˈsɛn tɪv /


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But a tax attorney in Los Angeles, Andrew Gradman, wasn’t convinced the tax incentive was enough to curb a landlord’s appetite for the passive income of steady rent payments.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

There is an obvious incentive – to protect their factories and infrastructure.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Without the pull of a spouse and kids, there’s more incentive to stay late at the office.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

“The total incentive pay determination process is informed by performance assessments, but annual incentive payouts are ultimately discretionarily determined,” advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services wrote in a report recommending clients vote no.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

And this created a great incentive for them to outsource some of this analytical work to places like Bangalore.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman




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