incentivise

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A form of incentivize — To provide incentives for; to encourage.

Opposite
disincentivise
RareFirst used 20th c.Scrabble 16
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Meanings

verbincentivise (third-person singular simple present incentivises, present participle incentivising, simple past and past participle incentivised)

present singular third person incentivises · participle present incentivising · participle past incentivised · past incentivised

  1. UKnonstandardNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of incentivize.First known use 20th c.

    The boss will incentivise the workforce by offering bonuses.

    1 more example

    Overall, he felt the Plan will provide better responsibility regarding the day-to-day operation of the railway but asked how the forthcoming Great British Railways can be incentivised to put passengers first.

    2021 September 22, Tom Allett, “Network News: Webinar hears of barriers to putting passengers first”, in RAIL, number 940, page 14

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
drive

Origin

From incentive + -ise.

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APA

incentivise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incentivise

MLA

“incentivise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incentivise. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “incentivise,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incentivise.

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