Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [in-sen-ti-vahyz]
- /ɪnˈsɛn tɪˌvaɪz/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [in-sen-ti-vahyz]
- /ɪnˈsɛn tɪˌvaɪz/
Definitions of incent word
- verb with object incent to give incentives to: The government should incentivize the private sector to create jobs. 1
- noun incent (transitive, US) To provide an incentive to (a person or organization). 1
- verb incent to provide (someone) with incentive; inspire or motivate 0
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Origin of incent
First appearance:
before 1965 One of the 2% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1965-70
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Incent
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
incent popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
incent usage trend in Literature
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