incentive vs intent

incentive

noun
  • Something that motivates, rouses, or encourages. 

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

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

  • Serving to kindle or set on fire. 

intent

noun
  • Something that is intended. 

  • The state of someone’s mind at the time of committing an offence. 

adj
  • Engrossed. 

  • Firmly fixed or concentrated on something. 

  • Unwavering from a course of action. 

How often have the words incentive and intent occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )