Dictionary entry

Incentive

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈsɛntɪv/

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈsɛntɪv/

Myanmar Meaning

(n) မက်လုံး။ ဆွဆောင်မှု။ အားပေးမှု။ မက်လုံး။

Definition

incentive / Çn'sentÇv / n ~ ( to do sth ) (က) [C] မက္လံုး။ ဆြဲေဆာင္မႈ။ the offer of tax incentives ❍ an incentive to work harder ❍ an incentive scheme. Compare DISINCENTIVE (ခ) [U] အားေပးမႈ။ မက္လံုး။ They don't try very hard, but then there's no incentive.

Examples

  1. They want to stimulate growth in the region by offering incentives to foreign investors.
  2. [incentive to do something] : Many farmers have little incentive to invest in costly conservation measures.
  3. The promise of a job will give Mary an incentive to pass the exam.
  4. [financial/tax incentive] : Employers are being offered financial incentives to hire young people.
  5. [an added incentive] : The seaside venue of the conference is an added incentive.