incentivize
verb
in·cen·tiv·ize
in-ˈsen-tə-ˌvīz 
incentivized; incentivizing
: to provide with an incentive
would incentivize employees with stock options
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Ownership offered buyouts — ranging from $3,000 to $14,000 — to incentivize homeowners to leave quickly.
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Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
And since the profits ensured by a high ROE flow only from certain types of investment, utilities are incentivized to prioritize those projects at the expense of others, regardless of the consequences for consumers.
—Nick Bowlin, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
The payments, instituted by Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni's administration, are given to parents who give birth to or adopt a child, and began in January 2025 as a way to incentivize families to have children.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
Second, the bill strengthens CHOICE arrangements, which incentivize employers to contribute tax-advantaged dollars toward health coverage chosen by their employees.
—Jay Obernolte, Oc Register, 24 Dec. 2025
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Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
And since the profits ensured by a high ROE flow only from certain types of investment, utilities are incentivized to prioritize those projects at the expense of others, regardless of the consequences for consumers.
—Nick Bowlin, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
The payments, instituted by Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni's administration, are given to parents who give birth to or adopt a child, and began in January 2025 as a way to incentivize families to have children.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
Second, the bill strengthens CHOICE arrangements, which incentivize employers to contribute tax-advantaged dollars toward health coverage chosen by their employees.
—Jay Obernolte, Oc Register, 24 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for incentivize
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“Incentivize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incentivize. Accessed 4 Jan. 2026.
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