incentivize

[ in-sen-ti-vahyz ]

/ ɪnˈsɛn tɪˌvaɪz /

Save This Word!

See synonyms for incentivize on Thesaurus.com

verb (used with object), in·cen·ti·vized, in·cen·ti·viz·ing.

to give incentives to: The government should incentivize the private sector to create jobs.

QUIZ

WILL YOU SAIL OR STUMBLE ON THESE GRAMMAR QUESTIONS?

Smoothly step over to these common grammar mistakes that trip many people up. Good luck!

Question 1 of 7

Fill in the blank: I can’t figure out _____ gave me this gift.

who

whom

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Also in·cent

[in-sent] /ɪnˈsɛnt/ .

Origin of incentivize

An Americanism dating back to 1965–70

Words nearby incentivize

incensory, incenter, incentive, incentive pay, incentive travel, incentivize, incept, inception, inceptisol, inceptive, incertitude

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use incentivize in a sentence

So potentially had we incentivized people to have a more interesting conversation or to get as much information as they can, that would also potentially lead people to prefer sensitive questions over neutral ones.
Can I Ask You a Ridiculously Personal Question? (Ep. 451)|Stephen J. Dubner|February 11, 2021|Freakonomics
Likewise, incentivize app users to rate and write reviews of your app on the store.
Four marketing strategies to increase app store downloads and engagement|Guy Sheetrit|January 22, 2021|Search Engine Watch
The union is requesting a better compensation structure that it says will incentivize experienced patrollers to stay with the company.
Why Ski Patrollers Are Picketing at Two Vail Resorts|Scott Yorko|January 20, 2021|Outside Online
The payments are incentivizing TikTok stars and regular people to post more videos to Snapchat, which was Snapchat’s aim, and proves that revenue remains key to the recipe for any platform trying to attract creators.
Future of TV Briefing: Free, ad-supported streaming TV bubble nears an inflection point|Tim Peterson|January 20, 2021|Digiday

While incentivizing prospects to make a purchase is perhaps the most common strategy, it’s not always effective.
Four expert digital marketing strategies to convert bottom-funnel prospects|Guy Sheetrit|January 15, 2021|Search Engine Watch
Their quarrel is with more recently formed verbs like incentivize.
Go Ahead, End With a Preposition: Grammar Rules We All Can Live With|Nick Romeo|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We need to incentivize local school districts to offer more advanced placement courses and more vocational and career training.
Full Text and Video of Marco Rubio's State of the Union Response|Justin Green|February 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
You cannot engineer risk out of the system, or incentivize it away; it's baked into the cake.
In Which I Agree With John Quiggin|Megan McArdle|November 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Can we use student loan forgiveness as a way to incentivize bright young people to enter particular fields?
Republicans Have a Size Problem|Justin Green|November 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But we can extrapolate from previous experience that decapitation does incentivize Hamas to ease up on its attacks.
Do Targeted Killings “Work”?|Brent E. Sasley|November 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for incentivize

incentivize

incentivise

/ (ɪnˈsɛntɪˌvaɪz) /

verb

(tr)

to provide (someone) with a good reason for wanting to do somethingwhy not incentivize companies to relocate?
to promote (something) with a particular incentivean incentivized share option scheme

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

incentivize

Origin of incentivize

Words nearby incentivize

Words related to incentivize

How to use incentivize in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for incentivize

incentivise