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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By designing finite, high-touch experiences, these venues command premium per-guest revenue while also incentivizing future purchase.
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Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
The move is designed to incentivize more people to automatically pay off their student debt on time each month.
—Elizabeth Schulze, ABC News, 18 June 2026
Some firms incentivize hoarding clients even as the end approaches.
—Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
Central banks often combat inflation by raising interest rates, thus incentivizing investors to rotate into yield-bearing assets like bonds, rather than hold onto gold, which generates neither income nor dividends.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 17 June 2026
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Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
The move is designed to incentivize more people to automatically pay off their student debt on time each month.
—Elizabeth Schulze, ABC News, 18 June 2026
Some firms incentivize hoarding clients even as the end approaches.
—Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
Central banks often combat inflation by raising interest rates, thus incentivizing investors to rotate into yield-bearing assets like bonds, rather than hold onto gold, which generates neither income nor dividends.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 17 June 2026
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“Incentivize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incentivize. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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