- a variation of incentivize.
incent
Americanverb (used with object)
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“Business and government can do many things to properly incent retraining, income assistance, reskilling, early retirement and relocation for those whose jobs might be adversely impacted by AI.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
The Ackman twin IPOs shape up as a key test of whether the bonus shares for the closed-end fund will be enough to incent buyers to what has been a moribund closed-end fund market.
From Barron's ● Mar. 10, 2026
“We know it will help induce and incent travelers to go abroad, bring more commerce in, more business in so hopefully they will get it done soon,” Bastian said.
From Reuters ● Jun. 3, 2022
“This is the best way to incent those innovations.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 13, 2020
"It also does nothing to drive or incent the quality of services provided and may in fact create disincentives for quality improvement," she said.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 27, 2011
“Everyone in the ecosystem is really incented to get land and power in the hands of people who can energize it, because everyone starts to make more money when the GPUs are energized,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026
So, I agree with you, we’re not going to get rid of cameras, but there need to be some spaces where deliberation is incented and rewarded again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
And then, we’re also incented to upgrade those devices, to keep upgrading on new software.
From The Verge ● Oct. 12, 2021
Such a structure, according to company filings, ensures that Legere “will be incented to refocus at that time and maximize shareholder value creation within the context of the resulting stand-alone Company.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 19, 2019
“It takes a particular lunatic, like me, to be incented to do them,” Logan said.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 12, 2018
We'll also need to find a better way of incenting serious work on undergraduate education.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 16, 2011
“It balances incentives and risk to align executives’ interests with those of Citi’s stockholders with the goal of incenting and retaining Citi’s management team.”
From BusinessWeek ● Feb. 18, 2011
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