Usage
What does enticement mean? Enticement is the act of enticing—attracting, alluring, or tempting someone to do something, especially something wrong or something they shouldn’t.Enticement can also refer to the state of being enticed. Less commonly, enticement can refer to something that entices, as in The gift shop is filled with enticements. Enticement is sometimes confused with the word incitement, which means the act of encouraging, urging, prompting, or provoking someone to do something, especially something bad. Incitement is usually more aggressive and direct than enticement.Example: The salary increase was tempting, but to be honest, no amount of enticement could have gotten me to take that job—it just wasn’t for me.
Etymology
Origin of enticement
First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English, from Old French; entice + -ment
Example Sentences
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This fall begins Ms. Rubasingham’s first season, which features 16 productions including such savory enticements as Paul Mescal performing in two plays in repertory, including “Death of a Salesman.”
Oates leads us through Fox’s lurid world, drawing deliberately uncomfortable parallels between his calculated actions and the work of novelists and teachers, each of whom must also use enticement and enchantment to reach their mark.
From Los Angeles Times
Saudi Arabia would have been fertile ground for Salah financially, but it could not offer the enticement of the biggest honours in the game, something he can still pursue at Liverpool.
From BBC
Ad executives say a major enticement for their clients is the chance to use Netflix’s intellectual property in commercial campaigns.
From Los Angeles Times
“I’ve heard from my superintendent and specifically, verbatim, he said that ‘There’s not much in the enticements that really interest me or benefit my school,’” Republican Rep. Bryan Richey, of Maryville, said in committee.
From Seattle Times
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