Polyglot Dictionary

aliciente

/aliˈsjente/

el noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los alicientes

Meaning

  1. incentive

    • El sueldo es un buen aliciente.

      The salary is a good incentive.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

incentivo

aliciente and incentivo are close synonyms for "incentive"; incentivo is perhaps more common in economic or business contexts, aliciente a more general appeal or motivation.

Similar in other languages

French

incitation

incitation is the French word for the same thing — both mean "incentive."

Portuguese

incentivo

incentivo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "incentive."

Practice

1 What does aliciente mean?

2 Fill the gap: El sueldo es un buen ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches aliciente?

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