Ösztönz

Ösztönz is primarily a linguistic stem in Hungarian and is not generally used as a standalone word in standard everyday language. The related vocabulary built from this root includes the noun ösztönzés and the verb ösztönöz, from which the stem ösztönz appears in various inflected forms. The noun ösztönzés means incentive, encouragement, or a stimulus designed to elicit a certain behavior or outcome. The adjective and noun ösztönző denotes something that motivates or provides an incentive, as in ösztönző rendszer (incentive system).

In usage, ösztönzés refers to tools or mechanisms intended to influence behavior. In economics, management, and public policy, it encompasses financial bonuses, tax incentives, subsidies, or recognition programs aimed at increasing performance or compliance. In psychology and behavioral sciences, ösztönzés can describe a stimulus or motivating factor that elicits a response. The verb ösztönöz means to incentivize or to motivate; its forms include ösztönzöm (I incentivize) and ösztönöznek (they incentivize), among others.

Because ösztönz is not a standard standalone form, the recommended standard terms are ösztönzés for the concept of incentive or ösztönöz for the action of incentivizing. The root also appears in related compounds such as ösztönző (incentive or motivating) and ösztönző rendszer (incentive system).