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 regulated hunt will help incentivize maintaining healthy bear populations, and help fund the work that is needed, according to Mark Barton of the Florida chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, an advocacy group that supported the hunt. —CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025

But officials attribute growth in ADUs to state laws incentivizing their construction — including the elimination of certain requirements for setbacks, permitting and owner-occupancy. —Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2025

The problem is that everyone doing as they are incentivized ends up with a whole that's not very compelling. —Lauren De Young, AZCentral.com, 1 Dec. 2025

And more fouls are being called, leading to more free throws, perhaps incentivizing teams to drive to the basket more often in pursuit of those calls. —Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for incentivize

• actualize
• antagonize
• apologise
• apologize
• capitalize
• categorize
• characterize
• commercialize
• conceptualize
• contrariwise
• criminalize
• decentralize