Timeline for Word for desirable behavior that will be rewarded
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| Mar 1, 2015 at 0:11 | comment | added | Håkan Lindqvist | The question seeks a term for such a rule, though. Incentive would be used in reference to the reward, not the rule. | |
| Feb 27, 2015 at 4:17 | comment | added | WinnieNicklaus | In the corporate context you have provided, I think "incentive program" works very well. Obviously that doesn't fit for a parent/child setting. | |
| Feb 26, 2015 at 22:08 | comment | added | abathur | Upvoting because I think this is a plausible answer. It doesn't quite fit the sense--but there may not be a word that does! In this case incentive plays roughly the same role as reward. Incentive still describes the carrot, but does so in a way that suggests a regular, predictable relationship between the carrot and the action performed to obtain it. Conversely, reward (at least in the sense that it applies to good behavior) has a connotation of capriciousness, irregularity, and a weak link to a specific action. (I'll edit the question a bit to incorporate this distinction.) | |
| Feb 26, 2015 at 21:56 | history | answered | Rusty Tuba | CC BY-SA 3.0 |