dividend vs incentive

dividend and incentive both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dividend	Yes	No	No	No
incentive	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, incentive is a hypernym of dividend; that is, incentive is a word with a broader meaning than dividend:

dividend: a bonus; something extra (especially a share of a surplus)
incentive: an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output

Other hypernyms of dividend include bonus.

dividend (noun)	incentive (noun)
that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly	a positive motivational influence
a bonus; something extra (especially a share of a surplus)	an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output
a number to be divided by another number