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# inducement

noun (an inducement, inducements) — formal

«inducement» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(formal) Something that persuades or encourages someone to do something, such as a reward or a bribe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inducement/#m1)

### In the lessons

In formal writing, law and business; an inducement may be fair (a bonus) or wrong (a bribe). Phrases: an inducement to, offer an inducement, financial inducement.

### Examples

- Free pizza was an inducement to come to the meeting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inducement/#x1)
- The shop offered a discount as an inducement to buy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inducement/#x2)
- Offering an inducement to a referee is against the rules. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inducement/#x3)
- There was little inducement to stay in the rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inducement/#x4)
- Prizes are an inducement to read more books. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inducement/#x5)
- He refused all inducements to change his vote. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inducement/#x6)

### Note

Formal; in everyday talk say reason, reward, incentive. Verb: induce.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «inducement» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inducement/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«inducement» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/inducement.html) on Mova free.