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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But with the area seeing as much as 1,200 metric tons during peak periods and the congestion (and higher freight rates) incentivizing exporters to instead ship goods out of India, the airport decided to build out the third terminal.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 29 Oct. 2025
To legitimize its war, China would try to point to provocations by Taipei and Washington—which is why the no-deadline pledge would incentivize them to refrain from acts that Beijing could hold up as compelling casus belli.
—Stephen Wertheim, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2025
But there are still a small number of landlords who have yet to comply with the program — and city officials feel the current fine structure is inadequate to incentivize good behavior.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
Its replacement, the Longitude Act, which incentivized both polar exploration and improvements to navigation, had the effect of aligning the goals of scientific and military personnel.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 29 Oct. 2025
To legitimize its war, China would try to point to provocations by Taipei and Washington—which is why the no-deadline pledge would incentivize them to refrain from acts that Beijing could hold up as compelling casus belli.
—Stephen Wertheim, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2025
But there are still a small number of landlords who have yet to comply with the program — and city officials feel the current fine structure is inadequate to incentivize good behavior.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
Its replacement, the Longitude Act, which incentivized both polar exploration and improvements to navigation, had the effect of aligning the goals of scientific and military personnel.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
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 Nov. 2025.
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