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no more than — just, only The phrase no more than is used to emphasize that someone or something is not very important, valuable or impressive, or that they are hardly worth considering. Examples: They thought slaves were no more than commodities. The white sails were no more than a speck upon the waters. incentive n. — encouragement to greater activity, motivating factor, stimulus Cf. incentive vs. stimulus Incentive means a stimulus to action, but incentive applies to a cause which encourages action or activity while stimulus refers to something, either physiological or psychological,