Definition
incent
verb
- 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.