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   incentive

   /ɪnˈsɛntɪv/

   noun

   • 1. a thing that motivates or encourages someone to do something: "give farmers an incentive to improve their land"
   • ▪ a payment or concession to stimulate greater output or investment: "tax incentives for investing in depressed areas"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin incentivum ‘something that sets the tune or incites’, from incantare ‘to chant or charm’.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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