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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American cities like Los Angeles and Pittsburgh have been rolling out something similar: Taxes on the amount of impermeable area on a property, like concrete, that incentivize landowners to develop gardens and other green spaces instead.
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Matt Simon, WIRED, 22 Apr. 2024
In arrangements like Medicare Advantage, where insurers are paid set amounts for members’ care, they’re incentivized to keep those patients healthy.
—Tara Bannow, STAT, 18 Apr. 2024
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Matt Simon, WIRED, 22 Apr. 2024
In arrangements like Medicare Advantage, where insurers are paid set amounts for members’ care, they’re incentivized to keep those patients healthy.
—Tara Bannow, STAT, 18 Apr. 2024
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 May. 2024.
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