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incented

in·cen·ti·vize
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-sen-ti-vahyz]
    • /ɪnˈsɛn tɪˌvaɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-sen-ti-vahyz]
    • /ɪnˈsɛn tɪˌvaɪz/

Definitions of incented word

  • verb with object incented to give incentives to: The government should incentivize the private sector to create jobs. 1
  • noun incented Simple past tense and past participle of incent. 1

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Origin of incented

First appearance:

before 1965
One of the 2% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1965-70

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Parts of speech for Incented

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

incented 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.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

incented usage trend in Literature

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