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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Rate cuts won’t fuel a buyer surge A common belief is that falling interest rates incentivize buyers to leap back into the market.
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John Walkup, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
If the nation has an expensive effort underway to promote homeownership – think of all the aid programs and tax breaks – should various bureaucratic benefits also incentivize third-party ownership of any shape or size?
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026
The program, modeled in part on Illinois’ former Invest in Kids initiative, relies on private donations incentivized through federal tax credits.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
This is a sign of the times and a shift in the way that their traditional business is done so that people are incentivized.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026
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John Walkup, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
If the nation has an expensive effort underway to promote homeownership – think of all the aid programs and tax breaks – should various bureaucratic benefits also incentivize third-party ownership of any shape or size?
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026
The program, modeled in part on Illinois’ former Invest in Kids initiative, relies on private donations incentivized through federal tax credits.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
This is a sign of the times and a shift in the way that their traditional business is done so that people are incentivized.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Incentivize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incentivize. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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