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Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of incentivize. UK, alt-of, nonstandard

   "The boss will incentivise the workforce by offering bonuses."

Synonyms

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drive

Antonyms

All antonyms

disincentivise

Example

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"Let's tax the poor to incentivise them to stop being poor."

Etymology

From incentive + -ise.

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