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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Among them are several sustainability goals incentivizing Kering brands to adopt alternative materials like mycelium and to reduce the intensity of bovine leather products.
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Bella Webb, Vogue, 11 June 2026
That includes filing quarterly financial reports, which critics say incentivizes short-term thinking over longer-term planning and creates unnecessary costs for a company.
—ABC News, 11 June 2026
The Fat Rabbit developed a World Cup passport program, which incentivizes attendees to stop by the bar for as many World Cup matches as possible and try out all the bar’s weekly food specials.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026
Shapiro says this could have been avoided and is now calling on the Legislature to establish a fee cap based on the types of cases bar advocates represent rather than capping their annual billable hours in order to incentivize them to take more cases.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
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Bella Webb, Vogue, 11 June 2026
That includes filing quarterly financial reports, which critics say incentivizes short-term thinking over longer-term planning and creates unnecessary costs for a company.
—ABC News, 11 June 2026
The Fat Rabbit developed a World Cup passport program, which incentivizes attendees to stop by the bar for as many World Cup matches as possible and try out all the bar’s weekly food specials.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026
Shapiro says this could have been avoided and is now calling on the Legislature to establish a fee cap based on the types of cases bar advocates represent rather than capping their annual billable hours in order to incentivize them to take more cases.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
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“Incentivize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incentivize. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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