incentivize

verb

in·cen·tiv·ize in-ˈsen-tə-ˌvīz

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 rules also incentivized agents representing buyers to avoid showing their clients listings where the seller’s broker was offering a lower commission to the buyer’s agent, according to the suit. —

Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2024 And that has, obviously, incentivized workers to form unions. —

CBS News, 1 Sep. 2024 Alabama, for example, has a grant program to incentivize people to wind-fortify their home, leading to lower insurance rates and a tax credit. —

Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2024 As my colleagues at Groundwork Collaborative have highlighted, lowering corporate tax rates actually incentivized corporate profiteering in the wake of the pandemic, as companies that overcharged us got to keep more of their winnings. —

Rakeen Mabud, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for incentivize

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