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

This demand for recycled iron units created and incentivized an entire domestic infrastructure for collecting and processing scrap metal at industrial scale. —Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Feb. 2026

Health ministry officials and the ministry of trade are also devising tax breaks to incentivize local manufacturing, said Modise. —Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 20 Feb. 2026

Data center legislation introduced this winter during the state’s legislative session attempts to incentivize or regulate those larger data centers in South Dakota. —Makenzie Huber, States Newsroom, 19 Feb. 2026

The lawmakers authoring these bills have both said the goal is to incentivize students to improve literacy. —Emma Murphy, Oklahoman, 19 Feb. 2026

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