Hyphenation of incentive

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word incentive? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

in-cen-tive

Definitions of incentive:

1.	A positive motivational influence
2.	An additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output

Synonyms of incentive:

noun	inducement, motivator, rational motive
noun	bonus, payment

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Hyphenator

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