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Nudge vs Incentive - What's the difference?

nudge | incentive |

As nouns the difference between nudge and incentive

is that nudge is a gentle push while incentive is something that motivates, rouses, or encourages.

As a verb nudge

is to push against gently, especially in order to gain attention or give a signal.

As an adjective incentive is

inciting; encouraging or moving; rousing to action; stimulating.

nudge

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A gentle push.
  • (Internet) A feature of instant messaging software used to get the attention of another user, as by shaking the conversation window or playing a sound.
  • (fruit machines) The rotation by one step of a reel of the player's choice.
    • Since the machine was showing two lemons and a cherry, I decided to try a nudge .

    Verb

    (nudg)
  • To push against gently, especially in order to gain attention or give a signal.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2012-01
    • , author=Steven Sloman , title=The Battle Between Intuition and Deliberation , volume=100, issue=1, page=74 , magazine= citation , passage=Libertarian paternalism is the view that, because the way options are presented to citizens affects what they choose, society should present options in a way that “nudges ” our intuitive selves to make choices that are more consistent with what our more deliberative selves would have chosen if they were in control.}}
  • To near or come close to something.

    • See also

    * nudge nudge wink wink

    incentive

    English

    (wikipedia incentive)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something that motivates, rouses, or encourages.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-07, author=David Simpson
    • , volume=188, issue=26, page=36, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Fantasy of navigation , passage=It is tempting to speculate about the incentives or compulsions that might explain why anyone would take to the skies in [the] basket [of a balloon]: perhaps out of a desire to escape the gravity of this world or to get a preview of the next; […].}}
  • A bonus or reward, often monetary, to work harder.

    • Antonyms

    * disincentive

    Derived terms

    * incentivise/incentivize, tax incentive

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Inciting; encouraging or moving; rousing to action; stimulating.
  • * Dr. H. More
    • Competency is the most incentive to industry.
  • Serving to kindle or set on fire.
  • * Milton
    • Part incentive reed / Provide, pernicious with one touch of fire.

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