inducement

[in-doos-muhnt, -dyoos-]

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noun

the act of inducing.
the state of being induced.
something that induces, motivates, or persuades; incentive.

Origin of inducement

First recorded in 1585–95; induce + -ment

Related formspre·in·duce·ment, nounre·in·duce·ment, noun

Synonyms for inducement

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3. stimulus, spur, incitement; attraction, lure.

Synonym study

3. See motive.

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Related Words for inducement

stimulus, encouragement, desire, urge, incitement, bait, temptation, come-on, influence, lure, spur, twist, hook, attraction, impulse, consideration, reward, cause, leader, con

Examples from the Web for inducement

Contemporary Examples of inducement

So the billion-dollar question is: How do they accomplish this feat of inducement?
Questions for Obama's Car Czar
Edward Jay Epstein
April 21, 2009
There was fraud in the inducement, fraud in the conveyance, and fraud in the ratings process.
The Geithner Plan Won't Work
James K. Galbraith
March 24, 2009

Historical Examples of inducement

How are they to employ the day, or what inducement have they to employ it, in recruiting their stock of health?
Sunday under Three Heads
Charles Dickens
They may walk, to be sure, but it is exactly the inducement to walk that they require.
Sunday under Three Heads
Charles Dickens
The customer must have some inducement to bring in your rental battery and get his own.
The Automobile Storage Battery
O. A. Witte
The inducement of the throne of Naples had been held out to Marchese di Pescara.
Italy, the Magic Land
Lilian Whiting
Newspaper men used every inducement to get interviews from him.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete
Albert Bigelow Paine

British Dictionary definitions for inducement

inducement

noun

the act of inducing
a means of inducing; persuasion; incentive
law (in pleading) the introductory part that leads up to and explains the matter in dispute

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Word Origin and History for inducement

1590s, "that which induces," from induce + -ment.