🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

现金奖励

Pronunciation / Transliteration: xiànjīn jiǎnglì

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cash-incentive/ˈkæʃ ɪnˌsɛn.tɪv/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"公司为表现优秀的员工提供了现金奖励。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A financial reward or bonus given to someone to encourage them to act in a certain way or achieve a specific goal.

    "The company offered a cash-incentive for employees who completed the training program early."
  2. 2

    A direct monetary payment used by governments or organizations to stimulate economic activity or consumer spending.

    "Homeowners received a cash-incentive for installing solar panels."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term is a compound formed from 'cash' (derived from the Old French 'caisse', meaning chest or box for money) and 'incentive' (from the Latin 'incentivum', meaning something that sets a tune or incites). It emerged in modern economic and business contexts to describe direct monetary rewards used to motivate specific behaviors.

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🇫🇷French → English

prime en espèces

Transliteration: prim ɑ̃ nɛs.pɛʃ

"L'entreprise a offert une prime en espèces pour les meilleurs résultats."

🇩🇪German → English

Geldanreiz

Transliteration: ˈɡɛltˌʔanʁaɪ̯t͡s

"Die Regierung bot einen Geldanreiz für den Kauf von Elektroautos."

🇮🇹Italian → English

incentivo in contanti

Transliteration: in.tʃenˈtiː.vo in konˈtan.ti

"Hanno introdotto un incentivo in contanti per aumentare le vendite."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

incentivo en efectivo

Transliteration: in.senˈti.βo en e.fekˈti.βo

"Ofrecieron un incentivo en efectivo para terminar el proyecto a tiempo."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

incentivo em dinheiro

Transliteration: ĩ.sẽˈtʃi.vu ẽj dĩˈɲej.ru

"A empresa deu um incentivo em dinheiro aos funcionários."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

नकद प्रोत्साहन

Transliteration: nakad protsahan

"सरकार ने समय पर काम पूरा करने के लिए नकद प्रोत्साहन दिया।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

现金奖励

Transliteration: xiànjīn jiǎnglì

"公司为表现优秀的员工提供了现金奖励。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

현금 인센티브

Transliteration: hyeongeum insentibu

"회사는 목표 달성 팀에게 현금 인센티브를 지급했다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

現金インセンティブ

Transliteration: genkin insentibu

"営業成績の優秀な社員に現金インセンティブが支給された。"

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