Definitions For Incent

Verb

{{en-verb}} (transitive, US) To provide an incentive to (a person or organization). : We need to incent people to innovate more. (transitive, US) To provide an incentive for (something). : We need to incent more innovation.

Usage notes

Less common than incentivize at coca. Used relatively more than incentivize to refer to providing an incentive for an individual action.

Related terms

incentivize incentivise

Translations

Russian: стимулировать, impf, sc=Cyrl, побуждать, impf, sc=Cyrl, побудить, pf, sc=Cyrl, поощрять, impf, sc=Cyrl, поощрить, pf, sc=Cyrl

Etymology

{{back-form, en, incentive}}. {{clipping, en, incentivize}}

Anagrams

nectin

Is Incent a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
8
Words with Friends
11

The word Incent is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends

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