Incentivize

Alternative forms

• incentivise

Origin

incentive + -ize

Full definition of incentivize

Verb

1. (transitive, US, business, economics) To provide incentives for; to encourage.The US government seeks to incentivize home ownership through a favorable tax system.
2. (transitive, US, business, economics) To provide incentives to.They effectively incentivized people to overinvest in home ownership.

Usage notes

Used relatively more than incent to refer to the use of systems of incentives.

Antonyms

• disincentivize

Related terms

• incent