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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Tesla’s board just recommended that shareholders approve a trillion-dollar pay package to incentivize Musk to focus on Tesla.
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Senior Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Medicare has historically used prior authorization in a limited way, with contractors who aren’t incentivized to deny services.
—Lauren Sausser, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
However, one expert cautions the law incentivizes gang members to use juveniles to carry out serious crimes, pointing to the probability that the underaged defendant would not be tried as an adult.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Importantly, the bill restores 100 percent immediate expensing for small manufacturers, which incentivizes investment in cutting edge equipment needed to support American medical innovation.
—Elaine Parker, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
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Senior Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Medicare has historically used prior authorization in a limited way, with contractors who aren’t incentivized to deny services.
—Lauren Sausser, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
However, one expert cautions the law incentivizes gang members to use juveniles to carry out serious crimes, pointing to the probability that the underaged defendant would not be tried as an adult.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Importantly, the bill restores 100 percent immediate expensing for small manufacturers, which incentivizes investment in cutting edge equipment needed to support American medical innovation.
—Elaine Parker, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Incentivize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incentivize. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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