incentivize

verb

in·​cen·​tiv·​ize in-ˈsen-tə-ˌvīz How to pronounce incentivize (audio)
incentivized; incentivizing

transitive verb

: to provide with an incentive
would incentivize employees with stock options

Examples of incentivize in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Biden administration has encouraged various investments into lithium processing domestically – under the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, energy companies were incentivized to extract and process materials used in EV batteries in the U.S. to qualify for tax credits. Lindsey Choo, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024 Over on Facebook, a platform that has effectively incentivized all manner of weird AI spam, cooking pages are rife with AI pictures that supposedly show the finished results of a particular recipe. Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024 All of this comes after a meeting at Netflix HQ, attended by a group of top agents and managers, where many expected to, or were at least hopeful of, hearing about a new payment model, one that particularly incentivizes rights ownership and back-end deals. Peter White, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2024 Tax cuts that incentivize home builders to build affordable homes. Nerdwallet, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for incentivize 

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Word History

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of incentivize was in 1960

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“Incentivize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incentivize. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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