incentive

Example Sentences

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And there isn’t very much the term-limited governor, playing out his final months in office, can offer as incentive to quit.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The vendors that provide such services also offer tools that are built to set bonus or incentive compensation, according to the report.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

The most productive users who can’t substitute away then can’t get the energy they need, and suppliers see no incentive to help.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

State pensions in most of Europe remain more generous than U.S. social security, reducing the incentive to build nest eggs in the market.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Hence there was little demand for the disk maker’s beautiful product, and little incentive to invest in making the dozens of hand punches required.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond