Incentive vs. Drive

Something that motivates, rouses, or encourages.

Example: ‘I have no incentive to do housework right now.’;

A bonus or reward, often monetary, to work harder.

Example: ‘Management offered the sales team a $500 incentive for each car sold.’;

Inciting; encouraging or moving; rousing to action; stimulating.

Serving to kindle or set on fire.

Inciting; encouraging or moving; rousing to action; stimulative.

Example: ‘Competency is the most incentive to industry.’;

Serving to kindle or set on fire.

Example: ‘Part incentive reedProvide, pernicious with one touch of fire.’;

That which moves or influences the mind, or operates on the passions; that which incites, or has a tendency to incite, to determination or action; that which prompts to good or ill; motive; spur; as, the love of money, and the desire of promotion, are two powerful incentives to action.

Example: ‘The greatest obstacles, the greatest terrors that come in their way, are so far from making them quit the work they had begun, that they rather prove incentives to them to go on in it.’;

a positive motivational influence

an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output

a thing that motivates or encourages someone to do something

Example: ‘give farmers an incentive to improve their land’;

a payment or concession to stimulate greater output or investment

Example: ‘tax incentives for investing in depressed areas’;

An incentive is something that motivates or drives one to do something or behave in a certain way. There are two types of incentives that affect human decision making.

Motivation to do or achieve something; ability coupled with ambition.

Example: ‘Crassus had wealth and wit, but Pompey had drive and Caesar as much again.’;

Violent or rapid motion; a rushing onward or away; especially, a forced or hurried dispatch of business.

An act of driving animals forward, such as to be captured, hunted etc.

(military) A sustained advance in the face of the enemy to take a strategic objective.

Example: ‘Napoleon's drive on Moscow was as determined as it was disastrous.’;

A motor that does not take fuel, but instead depends on a mechanism that stores potential energy for subsequent use.

Example: ‘Some old model trains have clockwork drives.’;

A trip made in a vehicle (now generally in a motor vehicle).

Example: ‘It was a long drive.’;

A driveway.

Example: ‘The mansion had a long, tree-lined drive.’;

A type of public roadway.

Example: ‘Beverly Hills’ most famous street is Rodeo Drive.’;

(dated) A place suitable or agreeable for driving; a road prepared for driving.

(psychology) Desire or interest.

(computing) An apparatus for reading and writing data to or from a mass storage device such as a disk, as a floppy drive.

(computing) A mass storage device in which the mechanism for reading and writing data is integrated with the mechanism for storing data, as a hard drive, a flash drive.

(golf) A stroke made with a driver.

A ball struck in a flat trajectory.

(cricket) A type of shot played by swinging the bat in a vertical arc, through the line of the ball, and hitting it along the ground, normally between cover and midwicket.

(soccer) A straight level shot or pass.

(American football) An offensive possession, generally one consisting of several plays and/ or first downs, often leading to a scoring opportunity.

A charity event such as a fundraiser, bake sale, or toy drive.

Example: ‘a whist drive; a beetle drive’;

(typography) An impression or matrix formed by a punch drift.

A collection of objects that are driven; a mass of logs to be floated down a river.

(transitive) To impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on.

Example: ‘to drive sheep out of a field’;

To direct a vehicle powered by a horse, ox or similar animal.

(transitive) To cause animals to flee out of.

(transitive) To move (something) by hitting it with great force.

Example: ‘You drive nails into wood with a hammer.’;

(transitive) To cause (a mechanism) to operate.

Example: ‘The pistons drive the crankshaft.’;

To operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle).

Example: ‘drive a car’;

(transitive) To motivate; to provide an incentive for.

Example: ‘What drives a person to run a marathon?’;

(transitive) To compel (to do something).

Example: ‘Their debts finally drove them to sell the business.’;

(transitive) To cause to become.

Example: ‘This constant complaining is going to drive me to insanity.’; ‘You are driving me crazy!’;

To hit the ball with a drive.

(intransitive) To travel by operating a wheeled motorized vehicle.

Example: ‘I drive to work every day.’;

(transitive) To convey (a person, etc) in a wheeled motorized vehicle.

Example: ‘My wife drove me to the airport.’;

(intransitive) To move forcefully.

(intransitive) To be moved or propelled forcefully (especially of a ship).

(transitive) To urge, press, or bring to a point or state.

(transitive) To carry or to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute.

(transitive) To clear, by forcing away what is contained.

(mining) To dig horizontally; to cut a horizontal gallery or tunnel.

(American football) To put together a drive (n.): to string together offensive plays and advance the ball down the field.

(obsolete) To distrain for rent.

(transitive) To separate the lighter (feathers or down) from the heavier, by exposing them to a current of air.

To be the dominant party in a sex act.

To impel or urge onward by force in a direction away from one, or along before one; to push forward; to compel to move on; to communicate motion to; as, to drive cattle; to drive a nail; smoke drives persons from a room.

Example: ‘A storm came on and drove them into Pylos.’; ‘Shield pressed on shield, and man drove man along.’; ‘Go drive the deer and drag the finny prey.’;

To urge on and direct the motions of, as the beasts which draw a vehicle, or the vehicle borne by them; hence, also, to take in a carriage; to convey in a vehicle drawn by beasts; as, to drive a pair of horses or a stage; to drive a person to his own door.

Example: ‘How . . . proud he was to drive such a brother!’;

To urge, impel, or hurry forward; to force; to constrain; to urge, press, or bring to a point or state; as, to drive a person by necessity, by persuasion, by force of circumstances, by argument, and the like.

Example: ‘He, driven to dismount, threatened, if I did not do the like, to do as much for my horse as fortune had done for his.’;

To carry or; to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute.

Example: ‘The trade of life can not be driven without partners.’;

To clear, by forcing away what is contained.

Example: ‘To drive the country, force the swains away.’;

To dig Horizontally; to cut a horizontal gallery or tunnel.

To pass away; - said of time.

Specif., in various games, as tennis, baseball, etc., to propel (the ball) swiftly by a direct stroke or forcible throw.

to operate (a vehicle) while it is on motion, by manipulating the controls, such as the steering, propulsion, and braking mechanisms.

To rush and press with violence; to move furiously.

Example: ‘Fierce Boreas drove against his flying sails.’; ‘Under cover of the night and a driving tempest.’; ‘Time driveth onward fast,And in a little while our lips are dumb.’;

To be forced along; to be impelled; to be moved by any physical force or agent; to be driven.

Example: ‘The hull drives on, though mast and sail be torn.’; ‘The chaise drives to Mr. Draper's chambers.’;

To go by carriage; to pass in a carriage; to proceed by directing or urging on a vehicle or the animals that draw it; as, the coachman drove to my door.

To press forward; to aim, or tend, to a point; to make an effort; to strive; - usually with at.

Example: ‘Let them therefore declare what carnal or secular interest he drove at.’;

To distrain for rent.

To make a drive, or stroke from the tee.

to go from one place to another in a vehicle, serving as the operator of the vehicle; to drive{9} a vehicle from one location to another.

In various games, as tennis, cricket, etc., the act of player who drives the ball; the stroke or blow; the flight of the ball, etc., so driven.

A stroke from the tee, generally a full shot made with a driver; also, the distance covered by such a stroke.

The act of driving; a trip or an excursion in a carriage, as for exercise or pleasure; - distinguished from a ride taken on horseback.

A place suitable or agreeable for driving; a road prepared for driving.

Violent or rapid motion; a rushing onward or away; esp., a forced or hurried dispatch of business.

Example: ‘The Murdstonian drive in business.’;

In type founding and forging, an impression or matrix, formed by a punch drift.

A collection of objects that are driven; a mass of logs to be floated down a river.

a private road; a driveway.

a strong psychological motivation to perform some activity.

a device for reading or writing data from or to a data storage medium, as a disk drive, a tape drive, a CD drive, etc.

an organized effort by a group to accomplish a goal within a limited period of time; as, a fund-raising drive.

a physiological function of an organism motivating it to perform specific behaviors; as, the sex drive.

the period during which one team sustains movement of the ball toward the opponent's goal without losing possession of the ball; as, a long drive downfield.

an act of driving a vehicle, especially an automobile; the journey undertaken by driving an automobile; as, to go for a drive in the country.

the mechanism which causes the moving parts of a machine to move; as, a belt drive.

the way in which the propulsive force of a vehicle is transmitted to the road; as, a car with four-wheel drive, front-wheel drive, etc.

Driven.

the act of applying force to propel something;

Example: ‘after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off’;

a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine;

Example: ‘a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds’;

a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end;

Example: ‘he supported populist campaigns’; ‘they worked in the cause of world peace’; ‘the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant’; ‘the movement to end slavery’; ‘contributed to the war effort’;

a road leading up to a private house;

Example: ‘they parked in the driveway’;

the trait of being highly motivated;

Example: ‘his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers’;

hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver;

Example: ‘he sliced his drive out of bounds’;

the act of driving a herd of animals overland

a journey in a vehicle driven by someone else;

Example: ‘he took the family for a drive in his new car’;

a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire

(computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium

a wide scenic road planted with trees;

Example: ‘the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views’;

(sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)

operate or control a vehicle;

Example: ‘drive a car or bus’; ‘Can you drive this four-wheel truck?’;

travel or be transported in a vehicle;

Example: ‘We drove to the university every morning’; ‘They motored to London for the theater’;

cause someone or something to move by driving;

Example: ‘She drove me to school every day’; ‘We drove the car to the garage’;

force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically;

Example: ‘She rammed her mind into focus’; ‘He drives me mad’;

to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly;

Example: ‘She is driven by her passion’;

cause to move back by force or influence;

Example: ‘repel the enemy’; ‘push back the urge to smoke’; ‘beat back the invaders’;

compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment;

Example: ‘She finally drove him to change jobs’;

push, propel, or press with force;

Example: ‘Drive a nail into the wall’;

cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force;

Example: ‘drive the ball far out into the field’;

strive and make an effort to reach a goal;

Example: ‘She tugged for years to make a decent living’; ‘We have to push a little to make the deadline!’; ‘She is driving away at her doctoral thesis’;

move into a desired direction of discourse;

Example: ‘What are you driving at?’;

have certain properties when driven;

Example: ‘This car rides smoothly’; ‘My new truck drives well’;

work as a driver;

Example: ‘He drives a bread truck’; ‘She drives for the taxi company in Newark’;

move by being propelled by a force;

Example: ‘The car drove around the corner’;

urge forward;

Example: ‘drive the cows into the barn’;

proceed along in a vehicle;

Example: ‘We drive the turnpike to work’;

strike with a driver, as in teeing off;

Example: ‘drive a golfball’;

hit very hard and straight with the bat swinging more or less vertically;

Example: ‘drive a ball’;

excavate horizontally;

Example: ‘drive a tunnel’;

cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling;

Example: ‘The amplifier drives the tube’; ‘steam drives the engines’; ‘this device drives the disks for the computer’;

hunting: search for game;

Example: ‘drive the forest’;

hunting: chase from cover into more open ground;

Example: ‘drive the game’;

operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle

Example: ‘they drove back into town’; ‘he got into his car and drove off’;

(of a motor vehicle) travel under the control of a driver

Example: ‘a stream of black cars drove by’; ‘a car drives up, and a man gets out’;

own or use (a specified type of car)

Example: ‘Sue drives an estate car’;

be licensed or competent to drive a motor vehicle

Example: ‘I take it you can drive?’;

convey (someone) in a vehicle, especially a private car

Example: ‘his wife drove him to Regent's Park’;

propel or carry along by force in a specified direction

Example: ‘the wind will drive you onshore’;

(of wind, rain, or snow) move or fall with great force

Example: ‘the snow drove against him’;

(of a source of power) provide the energy to set and keep (an engine or piece of machinery) in motion

Example: ‘turbines driven by steam’;

(of a device) power or operate (another device)

Example: ‘the interface can be used to drive a printer’;

force (a stake or nail) into place by hitting or pushing it

Example: ‘nails are driven through the boards’;

bore (a tunnel)

Example: ‘an engineer suggested driving a tunnel through the Judean hills’;

(in ball games) hit or kick (the ball) hard with a free swing of the bat, racket, or foot

Example: ‘from the free kick Owen drove the ball past the keeper’;

strike (a ball) from the tee, typically with a driver

Example: ‘I'm driving the ball really well and my irons are good’;

urge or force (animals or people) to move in a specified direction

Example: ‘the French infantry were driven back’; ‘they drove a flock of sheep through the centre of the city’;

compel to leave

Example: ‘he wanted to drive me away’; ‘troops drove out the demonstrators’;

(of a fact or feeling) compel (someone) to act in a particular way, especially one that is considered undesirable or inappropriate

Example: ‘he was driven by ambition’; ‘some people are driven to murder their tormentors’;

bring (someone) forcibly into a specified negative state

Example: ‘the thought drove him to despair’; ‘my laziness drives my wife crazy’;

force (someone) to work to an excessive extent

Example: ‘you're driving yourself too hard’;

cause (something abstract) to happen or develop

Example: ‘the consumer has been driving the economy for a number of years’; ‘we need to allow market forces to drive growth in the telecommunications sector’;

a trip or journey in a car

Example: ‘they went for a drive in the country’;

a street or road

Example: ‘Hammond Drive’;

a short road leading from a public road to a house or other building

Example: ‘from the window he could see right down the weedy drive to the front gate’;

an innate, biologically determined urge to attain a goal or satisfy a need

Example: ‘emotional and sexual drives’;

determination and ambition to achieve something

Example: ‘his drive helped Leeds to four Cup finals’;

an organized effort by a number of people to achieve a purpose

Example: ‘a recruitment drive by the police’;

an organized gathering to play whist or another game, involving many players

Example: ‘a whist drive’;

the transmission of power to machinery or to the wheels of a motor vehicle

Example: ‘he experimented with chain drive to run the propeller’;

(in a car with automatic transmission) the position of the gear selector in which the car will move forward, changing gears automatically as required

Example: ‘he threw the car into drive’;

short for disk drive

Example: ‘insert the disk into drive A’;

(in ball games) a forceful stroke made with a free swing of the bat, racket, or foot against the ball

Example: ‘a hard drive to left field’;

a shot from the tee

Example: ‘Greg hit a good drive at the 18th’;

an act of driving a group of animals to a particular destination

Example: ‘cattle were no longer taken on long drives, but were delivered by rail’;