incentive

incentivo, stimolo

Qualcosa che incoraggia a fare una cosa.

In inglese semplice: Something that encourages you to do something.

• The prize gave us an incentive to try.
• There is little incentive to save money at these interest rates.
• What incentives would encourage people to use buses?

Come si usa: incentive to do something (The discount gives customers an incentive to buy early.); incentive for someone (Flexible hours are an incentive for new employees.)

Sinonimi: motivation, encouragement, inducement

Contrari: disincentive

Espressioni comuni: an incentive to work, a strong incentive, provide an incentive, incentive to improve

premio, incentivo

Denaro extra o altro premio offerto per incoraggiare le persone a lavorare di più.

In inglese semplice: Extra money or another reward offered to encourage people to work harder.

• Workers receive a small cash incentive.
• The company offered incentives for selling more phones.
• Did everyone earn the performance incentive this month?

Come si usa: incentive for doing something (Staff receive an incentive for meeting their sales targets.)

Sinonimi: bonus, reward

Espressioni comuni: a cash incentive, a performance incentive, financial incentive