built-in incentive
collocation in Englishmeaningsofbuilt-inandincentive
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built-in
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˌbɪltˈɪn/us/ˌbɪltˈɪn/
If a place or piece of equipment has built-in objects, they are permanently connected and cannot be ...
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incentive
noun[C or U]
uk/ɪnˈsen.tɪv/us/ɪnˈsen.t̬ɪv/
something that encourages a person to ...
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(Definition ofbuilt-inandincentivefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Thebuilt-inincentiveof receiving £170,000 on top of the funds already allocated has concentrated minds on making real progress in reducing waiting lists.
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This is abuilt-inincentiveto inflation.
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That is most important to prevent thebuilt-inincentiveto inefficiency that we have had in the past.
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It penalises two-parent, single-earner families, and has abuilt-inincentivefor parents not to care for their children at home.
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It is almost to say that the rating system is abuilt-inincentiveto immorality.
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But there is abuilt-inincentivenot to play the game.
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Again, that is abuilt-inincentiveto delay further reform.
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Under the existing arrangements, whereby pension is linked to pay, there is abuilt-inincentivefor judges to retire shortly after their pay has increased.
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That is abuilt-inincentiveto exporters to export to those countries.
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There is abuilt-inincentivenot to care for children at home.
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The basic and irredeemable flaw in the system is that it has abuilt-inincentivefor irresponsibility.
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Saving energy saves on cost, so there is already abuilt-inincentivefor people to make prudent investments in energy-efficiency measures.
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There would be abuilt-inincentivefor cost-consciousness and efficiency in order to avoid costs rising faster than prices.
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This simply gives abuilt-inincentivefor proprietors of small businesses to sell up forthwith.
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It seems ludicrous that there should be abuilt-inincentivefor both societies and local authorities to have the maximum number of lotteries to raise the maximum permissible sum.
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It is important that there be nobuilt-inincentiveto refuse a specimen in drink-drive cases, but there is also a need to have a proper safeguard.
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If we agreed to the amendments, there would be abuilt-inincentivefor filibuster, spurious objections and arcane parliamentary tactics to delay the second-stage debate and legislation.
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Thus, we would have built-in incentives to economy and efficiency.
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