financial incentive
Profit-driven encouragement offered
A financial incentive is a monetary reward designed to motivate specific behavior—bonuses for meeting sales targets, tax breaks for installing solar panels, rebates for trading in old appliances.
The term appears frequently in policy discussions: The bill includes financial incentives for companies that hire veterans.
Unlike penalties, financial incentives work by making desired actions more attractive rather than punishing unwanted ones.
- bonusReward beyond expectation
- cash bonusMonetary reward beyond wages
- tax exemptionFreedom from governmental levies
- tax breakReduction in owed amount
- rebateReturned portion of payment
matching funds · government grant · commission · subsidy · performance bonus · tax deduction · stock options · profit-sharing · signing bonus · sign-on bonus · kickback · merit pay · pay raise · retention bonus · referral bonus · finder's fee · tax credit · golden parachute
financial incentivemoral persuasion
Influence through ethics
intrinsic motivation · sense of duty · social pressure · emotional appeal · civic duty
financial incentivefinancial penalty
Monetary punishment for violations
fine · economic sanction · tax · surcharge · fee
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