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 ensure such technology remains secure, the new administration should coordinate with the private sector to incentivize parallel investments in cybersecurity talent and technology.
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Adam Segal, Foreign Affairs, 21 Jan. 2025
This long-overdue proposal has the potential to usher in healthier consumer purchases, incentivize companies to produce healthier products, and stem the rising tide of preventable conditions.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
For businesses, the law cut the corporate rate to 21 percent from 35 percent, temporarily incentivized new capital investments, overhauled the taxation of earnings overseas and offered a new deduction to owners of many typically smaller companies.
—Andrew Duehren, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
At its core, congestion pricing incentivizes fewer car trips, encouraging the use of public transit, walking, cycling, and other sustainable modes of transportation.
—Regina Clewlow, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Adam Segal, Foreign Affairs, 21 Jan. 2025
This long-overdue proposal has the potential to usher in healthier consumer purchases, incentivize companies to produce healthier products, and stem the rising tide of preventable conditions.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
For businesses, the law cut the corporate rate to 21 percent from 35 percent, temporarily incentivized new capital investments, overhauled the taxation of earnings overseas and offered a new deduction to owners of many typically smaller companies.
—Andrew Duehren, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
At its core, congestion pricing incentivizes fewer car trips, encouraging the use of public transit, walking, cycling, and other sustainable modes of transportation.
—Regina Clewlow, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Incentivize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incentivize. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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