- (transitive)
- to provide (someone) with a good reason for wanting to do something: why not incentivize companies to relocate?
- to promote (something) with a particular incentive: an incentivized share option scheme
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in•cen•ti•vize
(in sen′ti vīz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -vized, -viz•ing.
in•cen•ti•vize (in sen′ti vīz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -vized, -viz•ing.
- Businessto give incentives to:The Government should incentivize the private sector to create jobs.
- 1965–70, American.
in•cen•ti•vize (in sen′ti vīz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -vized, -viz•ing.
- Businessto give incentives to:The Government should incentivize the private sector to create jobs.
- 1965–70, American.
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incentivize, incentivise /ɪnˈsɛntɪˌvaɪz/ vb