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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The additional legwork to get an app in front of a subset of new users meant this was always going to be a steep climb, and Google struggles to incentivize developers to adopt new features.
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Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 13 June 2025
Worse, many SIs are incentivized to maximize hours, not outcomes.
—Christian Monberg, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Ray Johnston says places like this shady urban oasis should be incentivized in city codes, especially as climate change continues.
—Bellamy Pailthorp, NPR, 11 June 2025
Amazingly, English and Dutch auctions incentivize these same strategies.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 9 June 2025
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Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 13 June 2025
Worse, many SIs are incentivized to maximize hours, not outcomes.
—Christian Monberg, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Ray Johnston says places like this shady urban oasis should be incentivized in city codes, especially as climate change continues.
—Bellamy Pailthorp, NPR, 11 June 2025
Amazingly, English and Dutch auctions incentivize these same strategies.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 9 June 2025
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“Incentivize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incentivize. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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