incentivising

Creating reward structures

Incentivising is the British spelling of incentivizing—creating motivations or rewards to encourage particular behaviors or outcomes.

Governments incentivise investment through tax breaks; companies incentivise performance through bonuses.

The scheme incentivises farmers to adopt sustainable practices.

The word carries a faint corporate or bureaucratic flavor.

rewarding

bonuses

Added compensation beyond wages

commissions · payouts · dividends · grants · rebates · discounts · kickbacks · premiums · allowances · stipends

policy

subsidies

Financial aid from government

legislation · mandates · quotas · credits · deductions · exemptions · schemes · programs · initiatives · frameworks

motivating

encouraging

Giving confidence or hope

driving · inspiring · galvanizing · stimulating · energizing · propelling · urging · coaxing · goading · pushing

Opposites
motivation method

incentivisingpunishing

Extremely taxing or severe

penalising · deterring · discouraging · sanctioning · fining

agency/coercion

incentivisingforcing

Compelling through pressure

coercing · compelling · mandating · requiring · conscripting

active influence

incentivisingprohibiting

Making something illegal

banning · blocking · preventing · forbidding · outlawing

Family

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