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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When crop acreage fails to turn a profit year after year, farmers may be incentivized to sell the land.
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Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Sep. 2025
Washington’s tariffs on aluminum imports will not incentivize Alcoa to invest in the US even as the company pulls back from expansion in Canada, the company’s chief executive said in an interview.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Arizona utility regulators are initiating the repeal of the state's energy efficiency rules, which require large power providers to implement smart thermostat programs, incentivize eco-friendly appliances and more to achieve energy savings.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
In Europe, the impending Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will penalize high-emissions steel imports, further incentivizing mills in Sweden, Germany, or elsewhere to invest in H₂-DRI/EAF.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025
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Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Sep. 2025
Washington’s tariffs on aluminum imports will not incentivize Alcoa to invest in the US even as the company pulls back from expansion in Canada, the company’s chief executive said in an interview.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Arizona utility regulators are initiating the repeal of the state's energy efficiency rules, which require large power providers to implement smart thermostat programs, incentivize eco-friendly appliances and more to achieve energy savings.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
In Europe, the impending Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will penalize high-emissions steel imports, further incentivizing mills in Sweden, Germany, or elsewhere to invest in H₂-DRI/EAF.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025
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“Incentivize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incentivize. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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