Meaning & use
Incentivizes
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Provides someone with a motive or reward to encourage a particular behavior.
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The bonus structure incentivizes employees to hit quarterly targets.
The new tax credit incentivizes homeowners to install solar panels.
A note on using this word
A relatively modern business coinage from 'incentive'; some style guides still consider it jargon.
Words with a similar meaning
motivatesencouragesrewards
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Words with an opposite meaning
discouragesdeters
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