How do you pronounce "incentives"?

In American English: /ˌɪnˈsɛntɪvz/ (in-SEHNT-ivz). In British English: /ɪnsˈɛntɪvz/ (ins-EHNT-ivz). In Canadian English: /ˌɪnˈsɛntɪvz/ (in-SEHNT-ivz). In Australian English: /ɪnsˈɛntɪvz/ (ins-EHNT-ivz).

Is "incentives" pronounced differently in American and British English?

Yes. In American English it's pronounced /ˌɪnˈsɛntɪvz/ (in-SEHNT-ivz), while in British English it's /ɪnsˈɛntɪvz/ (ins-EHNT-ivz).

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incentives

/ˌɪnˈsɛntɪvz/

in-SEHNT-ivz

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ɪnin·sɛntcen·ɪvztives

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