1. to motivate or encourage someone to do something, typically by offering a reward or incentive
Usage: transitive verb; common in business and management contexts

Examples

• The company offered bonuses to incent employees to meet their sales targets.
• Tax credits are designed to incent people to buy electric vehicles.
• We need to incent our team to finish the project ahead of schedule.
• The program uses rewards to incent participation in community service.
• Management decided to incent early retirement by offering enhanced pension benefits.
• Discounts on bulk purchases incent customers to buy more products.