incentivize

== English == === Alternative forms === incentivise (non-Oxford British English) === Etymology === From incentive + -ize. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪnˈsɛntɪvaɪz/ === Verb === incentivize (third-person singular simple present incentivizes, present participle incentivizing, simple past and past participle incentivized) (American spelling, Oxford British English) (transitive, business, economics) To provide incentives for; to encourage. (transitive, business, economics) To provide incentives to. ==== Usage notes ==== Used relatively more than incent to refer to the use of systems of incentives. ==== Antonyms ==== disincentivize ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== incent ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “incentivize”, in Oxford Learner's Dictionaries