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Incents vs Intents - What's the difference?

incents | intents |

As a verb incents

is (incent).

As a noun intents is

.

incents

English

Verb

(head)
  • (incent)

    • incent

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (US) To provide an incentive to (a person or organization).
    • We need to incent people to innovate more.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=February 24, author=Damon Darlin, title=At Intuit, What Comes After Taxes?, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=We try to incent people to do it earlier, which levels the load.}}
  • *
  • (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

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    intents

    English

    Noun

    (head)