Incentivize

//ɪnˈsɛntɪvaɪz// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To provide incentives for; to encourage. British, English, Oxford, US, transitive

    "The US government seeks to incentivize home ownership through a favorable tax system."

  2. 2
    To provide incentives to. British, English, Oxford, US, transitive

    "They effectively incentivized people to overinvest in home ownership."

Synonyms

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driveincentifyincentify

Example

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"Making people dependent on government handouts is not going to benefit the economy or incentivize individuals to become productive members of society."

Etymology

From incentive + -ize.

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