incentive
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a positive motivational influence
Types & categories
- rational motive hypernym
- moral force hyponym
Related & opposite
- deterrence antonym
- cause derivation
- prompt derivation
Sense 2 noun
an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output
Types & categories
- payment hypernym
- premium hyponym
- dividend hyponym
- sales incentive hyponym
Parts & wholes
- incentive program part holonym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | deterrence |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | cause |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | prompt |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | rational motive |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | moral force |
| 2 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | incentive program |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | payment |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | premium |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | dividend |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | sales incentive |