incentive

Example Sentences

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The most common incentive sellers offer to attract buyers is assistance with closing costs.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

And there isn’t very much the term-limited governor, playing out his final months in office, can offer as incentive to quit.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

There is no financial incentive for operators to return to coal, and the price of coal imported to Europe has recently surged, the experts said.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Optimists say the Strait will reopen on its own once the bombing stops, since Iran and its neighbors have an incentive to restore the flow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

We needed no more incentive than that to perk our step.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson