eco-incentive

noun

An incentive (usually financial) to encourage a person or organization to follow a more eco-friendly policy

OriginEnglish incentive ← French éco- ← Latin oeco- →
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Meanings

nouneco-incentive (plural eco-incentives)

plural eco-incentives · alternative ecoincentive

  1. An incentive (usually financial) to encourage a person or organization to follow a more eco-friendly policy

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekοἶκος (oîkos)
  2. Latinoeco-
  3. Frenchéco-
  4. Englisheco-
  5. Englishincentive
  6. Englisheco-incentive

From eco- + incentive.

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Translations

Italian ecoincentivo
  • ecoincentivoincentive for eco-friendly policy
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APA

eco-incentive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eco-incentive

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“eco-incentive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eco-incentive. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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