incentive
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“So I suspect there is incentive to acquire the stock as its price falls.”
From MarketWatch • Jul. 8, 2026
Labour rates in China are much lower, which means there is little incentive to minimise the amount of work needed to mend a car.
From BBC • Jul. 8, 2026
The chargers also offer an incentive for customers to choose Walmart — Walmart Plus members will receive a 10% discount off an average price of $0.46 per kilowatt-hour of energy at the company’s chargers.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026
Because all monitored newsletters pay the same flat fee, my firm has no incentive to skew any newsletter’s returns better or worse than another.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 6, 2026
Whatever the incentive, whatever the situation, dishonest people will try to gain an advantage by whatever means necessary.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
Vocabulary lists containing incentive
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