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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This means that they are strongly incentivized to back safer bets such as low-risk government bonds, says Kinga Stanisławska, co-founder of European Women in VC.
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Riddhi Kanetkar, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2025
As a result, this unscrupulous path isn’t just tolerated; it’s incentivized.
—Big Think, 12 Nov. 2025
And LuxExperience is incentivized to have even closer relationships with its very best customers.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2025
This is a scumbag move and incentivizes me to dump them.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
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Riddhi Kanetkar, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2025
As a result, this unscrupulous path isn’t just tolerated; it’s incentivized.
—Big Think, 12 Nov. 2025
And LuxExperience is incentivized to have even closer relationships with its very best customers.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2025
This is a scumbag move and incentivizes me to dump them.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Incentivize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incentivize. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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