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 The stamps featured James Brown’s face on the front and incentivized supporting black businesses. —

Shelby Stewart, Essence, 20 June 2024 This incentivized them to make promises that the company couldn’t keep. —

Alana Semuels, TIME, 18 June 2024 This realignment would help the FDA streamline inefficiencies in the current process and incentivize the development of new drugs, whose developers will be more confident that their treatment candidates can be evaluated appropriately. —

Patrick Skerrett, STAT, 15 June 2024 An infusion of new players will prove an even larger market opportunity, create healthy competition, and incentivize all players to provide better, more accessible care. —

Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 31 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for incentivize

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