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 measure is an attempt to incentivize homeowners to rent properties out rather than leaving them vacant. —

Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2024 The goal is to stabilize prices by incentivizing more saving and less spending, which slows economic activity. —

Will Daniel, Fortune, 23 May 2024 Fairweather says the federal government can put carrots and sticks in place to incentivize local governments to change their zoning laws. —

Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024 The Biden administration announced new programs on May 10 to incentivize dairy farmers and workers to collaborate with public health efforts to investigate and mitigate the H5N1 avian influenza outbreak among dairy cattle. —

Céline Gounder, STAT, 17 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for incentivize

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