inducement
pronunciation
How to pronounce inducement in British English:
UK [ɪnˈdju:smənt]
How to pronounce inducement in American English:
US [ɪnˈdusmənt]
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- Noun:
- a positive motivational influence
- act of bringing about a desired result
Word Origin
- inducement (n.)
- 1590s, "that which induces," from induce + -ment.
Example
- 1. Yet adam smith regarded it as an inducement to excessive risk-taking .
- 2. Although prospective students may balk at set-in-stone requirements , these arrangements can also be an inducement to pick one school over another .
- 3. Having experienced the $ 100 increase in seasonal consumption per head that the $ 8 bus fare made possible , half of those offered the bus fare migrated again the next year , this time without the inducement .
- 4. In poor , overpopulated regions such as it , children are often sold : having cash and one less mouth to feed is a tempting inducement to sell one 's daughter as a bride , or one 's second son for adoption .
- 5. There will be none of the sour taste and technical glitches associated with drm software , and no punitive lawsuits but there will be a real inducement to actually buy the book and an added element of shame for all who steal it .