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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That incentivizes people to stay long past their expiry date.
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Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Instead, the modern agricultural system often incentivizes the expansion of inefficient agriculture, driving deforestation and accelerating global warming.
—Henry Duckworth, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
The goal is to incentivize people to avoid waste and use things longer.
—Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
There's also a prize in there to incentivize innovation.
—Daniel Moore, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
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Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Instead, the modern agricultural system often incentivizes the expansion of inefficient agriculture, driving deforestation and accelerating global warming.
—Henry Duckworth, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
The goal is to incentivize people to avoid waste and use things longer.
—Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
There's also a prize in there to incentivize innovation.
—Daniel Moore, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Incentivize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incentivize. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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