incentive vs meaning

incentive

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

  • Serving to kindle or set on fire. 

noun
  • Something that motivates, rouses, or encourages. 

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

meaning

adj
  • Expressing some intention or significance; meaningful. 

  • Having a (specified) intention. 

noun
  • The connotation associated with a word, expression, or symbol. 

  • The denotation, referent, or idea connected with a word, expression, or symbol. 

  • Intention. 

  • The purpose, value, or significance (of something) beyond the fact of that thing's existence. 

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