inducement

CEFRC1

/ɪnˈdjuːsmənt/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Something that encourages or persuades someone to do something.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An introductory statement of facts or background information.

Examples

  • The company offered a bonus as an inducement to join.

  • The company offered a financial inducement to new employees.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • [ɪnˈdjʊu̯smənt] ~ [ɪnˈdjʊu̯smn̩t]
  • [ɪnˈd͡ʒʊu̯smənt] ~ [ɪnˈd͡ʒʊu̯smn̩t]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An incentive that helps bring about a desired state.

  2. In some contexts, this can imply bribery.

  3. The act of placing a port on a vessel's itinerary because the volume of cargo offered at that port justifies the cost of routing the vessel.

More examples

In context

  • The discount was a strong inducement to buy.

  • Citation of Richard Stallman ...it won't run on a free platform and (...) your program is actually an inducement for people to install non-free software.

  • Flagellation, especially among Orientals, is considered as much a sexual inducement as any other form of aphrodisiac.

Quick test

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The company offered a bonus as an blank for employees to work harder.

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Origin

noun

From induce + -ment.