incentivize

verb
UK: /ɪnˈsentɪvaɪz/
US: /ɪnˈsentɪvaɪz/

  1. To provide someone with a reason for doing something; to motivate or encourage action by offering rewards.

    1. We incentivize employees with bonuses to increase productivity.
    2. The company decided to incentivize sales teams with trips based on performance.

  2. To offer an incentive or reward in order to encourage a particular behavior or outcome.

    1. The government wants to incentivize people to use public transport.
    2. How can we incentivize developers to create more apps for our platform?

Synonyms

motivate encourage stimulate spur reward prompt
incentivize adjective

  1. Relating to actions or measures designed to encourage or motivate a particular behavior or outcome through rewards or incentives.

    1. They proposed an incentivize plan to boost employee morale.
    2. An incentivize scheme was designed to increase car sales dramatically.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "incentivize" in English means: To provide someone with a reason for doing something; to motivate or encourage action by offering rewards., To offer an incentive or reward in order to encourage a particular behavior or outcome..

The phonetic transcription of "incentivize" is /ɪnˈsentɪvaɪz/ in British English and /ɪnˈsentɪvaɪz/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "incentivize": motivate, encourage, stimulate, spur, reward, prompt.

Example usage of "incentivize": "We incentivize employees with bonuses to increase productivity.". More examples on the page.