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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New Mexico, for instance, has tapped into its petroleum revenue, Washington state put a new tax on investment profits, and Kentucky is incentivizing parents to become child care workers.
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Moriah Balingit, Fortune, 14 May 2024
This incentivized the capitalist class to hire new workers on a large scale.
—Jacob Swartz, Orange County Register, 14 May 2024
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Moriah Balingit, Fortune, 14 May 2024
This incentivized the capitalist class to hire new workers on a large scale.
—Jacob Swartz, Orange County Register, 14 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for incentivize
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“Incentivize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incentivize. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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