INCENTIVE OPTION Synonyms

• anything that serves as an enticement

• something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed

• harass with persistent criticism or carping

• lure, entice, or entrap with bait

• attack with dogs or set dogs upon

• financial assistance in time of need

• something that aids or promotes well-being

• a performance to raise money for a charitable cause

• derive a benefit from

• be beneficial for

• the act of giving hope or support to someone

• an increase in cost

• the act of giving a push

• increase

• give a boost to; be beneficial to

• contribute to the progress or growth of

• increase or raise

• push or shove upward, as if from below or behind

• the expression of approval and support

• the act of giving hope or support to someone

• the feeling of being encouraged

• something that seduces or has the quality to seduce

• qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward

• the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire

• a force that moves something along

• the act of applying force suddenly

• an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating

• needed encouragement

• something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action

• the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion

• a positive motivational influence

• act of bringing about a desired result

• arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity

• a product of your creative thinking and work

• a sudden intuition as part of solving a problem

• (theology) a special influence of a divinity on the minds of human beings

• arousing to a particular emotion or action

• the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing

• the verbal act of urging on

• deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord)

• the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior

• the condition of being motivated

• the act of motivating; providing incentive

• unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment

• something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action

• needed encouragement

• a rational motive for a belief or action

• an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon

• the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination

• the state of having good sense and sound judgment

• a justification for something existing or happening

• a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion

• decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion

• present reasons and arguments

• think logically

• a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing

• payment made in return for a service rendered

• an act performed to strengthen approved behavior

• the offer of money for helping to find a criminal or for returning lost property

• benefit resulting from some event or action

• bestow honor or rewards upon

• strengthen and support with rewards

• act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions

• a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something

• any sharply pointed projection

• tubular extension at the base of the corolla in some flowers

• a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward

• a railway line connected to a trunk line

• incite or stimulate

• give heart or courage to

• strike with a spur

• goad with spurs

• equip with spurs

• any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action

• an option granted to corporate executives if the company achieves certain financial goals