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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To reassure the Buffett’s of the world, and win more of their cash, Tokyo must reduce bureaucracy, level playing fields, incentivize a startup boom, increase productivity, loosen labor markets and empower women to enliven growth and create new wealth for a critical mass of Japanese.
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William Pesek, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Rubio, in particular, favors a strategy based on incentivizing domestic production.
—Mariana Mazzucato, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
There is no shortage of attorneys who would bring those lawsuits, and the success of one case would incentivize other attorneys to try.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Trump also said the potential for dividend payments would incentivize people to report wasteful spending.
—Chris Megerian, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
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William Pesek, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Rubio, in particular, favors a strategy based on incentivizing domestic production.
—Mariana Mazzucato, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
There is no shortage of attorneys who would bring those lawsuits, and the success of one case would incentivize other attorneys to try.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Trump also said the potential for dividend payments would incentivize people to report wasteful spending.
—Chris Megerian, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 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 9 Mar. 2025.
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