If someone is offered an inducementto do something, they are given or promised gifts or benefits in order to persuade them to do it.
They offer every inducement to foreign businesses to invest in their states.
Various inducements are offered to encourage employees to wear safety clothing.
Synonyms: incentive, motive, cause, influence More Synonyms of inducement
inducement in British English
(ɪnˈdjuːsmənt)
noun
1.
the act of inducing
2.
a means of inducing; persuasion; incentive
3. law
(in pleading) the introductory part that leads up to and explains the matter in dispute
inducement in American English
(ɪnˈdusmənt; ɪnˈdjusmənt)
noun
1.
an inducing or being induced
2.
anything that induces; motive; incentive
3. Law
a.
an explanatory introduction in a pleading
b.
the benefit which a party is to receive for entering into a contract
Examples of 'inducement' in a sentence
inducement
These research findings provide strong positive inducements for employers to use the most valid procedures available.
A Conceptual View of Human Resource Management: Strategic Objectives, Environments,Functions
Not a strong inducement to save for a rainy day.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Are inducements being offered to young people involved in such sting operations?
The Sun (2010)
The families will not be given financial inducements to undergo surgical procedures.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The financial inducement will also be a point of interest.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Entrepreneurs need financial inducements to bring their business here.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The principal difficulty with this is that many firms seem to thrive with no debt at all despite the strong inducement to borrow.
Charles A. D'Ambrosio & Stewart D. Hodges & Richard Brealey & Stewart Myers Principles of Corporate Finance (1991)
The man said that he wanted the house and that he could offer a generous inducement if a deal had already been struck.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Increasingly, sheltered housing now offers no inducement for the elderly to move into it.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
By and large, in a competitive industrial environment extended credit can only be avoided by offering other inducements.
Harrison, John Finance for the Non-Financial Manager (1989)
That's why pretty much any high-street chain you can name is offering promotional inducements.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Some universities already offer inducements such as cash, scholarships and iPads.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Until the repeal of the net book agreement, you couldn't offer such inducements to buy books.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Perhaps I don't regard it as such a strong inducement to go and see you.
Edith Wharton The House of Mirth (1905)
The independent sector offers questionable inducements, the report says, including free loans and free entry into a prize draw to win back the cost of surgery.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In other languages
inducement
British English: inducement NOUN
If someone is offered an inducement to do something, they are given or promised gifts or benefits in order to persuade them to do it.
They offer every inducement to foreign businesses to invest in their states.
American English: inducement
Brazilian Portuguese: incentivo
Chinese: 诱因
European Spanish: incentivo
French: incitation
German: Anreiz
Italian: incentivo
Japanese: 勧誘
Korean: 혜택
European Portuguese: incentivo
Latin American Spanish: incentivo
(noun)
Definition
something that encourages someone to do something
They offer every inducement to encourage investment.
Synonyms
incentive
There is little incentive to adopt such measures.
motive
Police have ruled out robbery as a motive for the killing.
cause
There is obvious cause for concern.
influence
reward
come-on (informal)
spur
Redundancy is the spur for many to embark on new careers.
consideration
attraction
It was never a physical attraction, just a meeting of minds.
lure
The lure of rural life is proving as strong as ever.
bait
bait to attract audiences for advertisements
carrot (informal)
encouragement
She had needed no encouragement to accept the invitation.
impulse
Their impulse of broadcasting was for human rights.
stimulus
Falling interest rates could be a stimulus to the economy.
incitement
an incitement to rioting
clarion call
Additional synonyms
in the sense of attraction
Definition
an interesting or desirable feature
It was never a physical attraction, just a meeting of minds.