INCENT

Etymology

Verb

incent (third-person singular simple present incents, present participle incenting, simple past and past participle incented)

(transitive, US) To provide an incentive to (a person or organization).

(transitive, US) To provide an incentive for (something).

Usage notes

• Less common than incentivize at COCA.

• Used relatively more than incentivize to refer to providing an incentive for an individual action.

Anagrams

• nectin

Source: Wiktionary



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29 March 2025

THOUGHTLESS

(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”


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