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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In practice, this could take the form of direct funding for early-stage, low-carbon technologies or long-term funding mechanisms to incentivize investment.
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Jessica Jurkschat, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
That’s according to data conducted by The Harris Poll for Nift, a double-sided marketplace that allows companies to incentivize consumers with gift cards, shows that more than 60 percent of consumers are overwhelmed by the number of ads brands and retailers present to them.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
With Prime, Amazon gets consumers to pay for free shipping up front, incentivizing them to keep using their platform.
—NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
Since the city incentivized the private haulers to offer better deals by softening some recycling requirements, the pace of customers securing new service has accelerated, Bauer said.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
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Jessica Jurkschat, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
That’s according to data conducted by The Harris Poll for Nift, a double-sided marketplace that allows companies to incentivize consumers with gift cards, shows that more than 60 percent of consumers are overwhelmed by the number of ads brands and retailers present to them.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
With Prime, Amazon gets consumers to pay for free shipping up front, incentivizing them to keep using their platform.
—NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
Since the city incentivized the private haulers to offer better deals by softening some recycling requirements, the pace of customers securing new service has accelerated, Bauer said.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
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“Incentivize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incentivize. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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