English-Danish translations for incentive

• gulerod
  Jeg mener, at EU kan spille en aktiv rolle, hvis man vil benytte den økonomiske gulerod og være vagthund for denne aftale. I think that the EU can play an active role if it is prepared to use economic incentives and keep a careful watch on whether the agreement is being adhered to.
  Det forsøger at fremme brugen af bedre brændstoffer og at gøre brugen af brændstoffer af dårligere kvalitet dyrere ved hjælp af stok og gulerod, gennem skattedifferentiering. It contains a system of tax incentives and penalties, the stick and carrot method, to promote the use of better-quality fuels and make the use of poorer quality fuels more expensive.
• incitament
  Det er ikke kun et marginalt incitament. That is not just a marginal incentive.
  Vi ønsker også at give dem et incitament til at gøre det. We also want to give them an incentive to do so.
  Det er der ikke noget økonomisk incitament til. There is no financial incentive.

Definition of incentive

• Something that motivates, rouses, or encourages
• A bonus or reward, often monetary, to work harder
• Inciting; encouraging or moving; rousing to action; stimulating
• Serving to kindle or set on fire

Examples

• I have no incentive to do housework right now
• Management offered the sales team a $500 incentive for each car sold

Related words

• disincentive
• eco-incentive
• incentive-tour
• incentive-travel
• incentive travel
• incentive bonus
• incentive measure
• incentive money
• incentive prize