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Vinony

incentivize

verb

  1. create incentives for, motivate
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈsɛntɪvaɪz/

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English incentive Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English incentivize From incentive + -ize.

  1. To provide incentives for; to encourage.

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

    “City staff are recommending ways Toronto can incentivize the construction of 20,000 purpose-built rental homes.”

  2. To provide incentives to.

    “They effectively incentivized people to overinvest in home ownership.”