Pronunciations
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/ɪnˈsɛnt/
Verb
To provide an incentive to (a person or organization).
Usage- US usage
- Transitive
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We need to incent people to innovate more.
We try to incent people to do it earlier, which levels the load.
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HUD programs to incent owners to maintain affordable housing units have preserved over 3,500 projects with about 300,000 units.
incent investors to manage assets with a long-term perspective
Whether it’s a sense of companionship or the promise of elicit conversations that border on phone sex, users are incented to grow closer and closer to their avatar (and, ultimately, to buy a physical body for them, something Jackie hinted at on a couple of occasions).
To provide an incentive for (something).
Usage- US usage
- Transitive
- Examples
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We need to incent more innovation.
DUNCAN: The more we can reward excellence, the more we can incent excellence, the more we can get our best teachers to work in those hard to staff schools