inducement

«inducement» in Mova's school dictionary: Something that persuades or encourages someone to do… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (an inducement, inducements) — formal

meaning for a pupil

(formal) Something that persuades or encourages someone to do something, such as a reward or a bribe. tree →

sense 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 →
• The shop offered a discount as an inducement to buy. tree →
• Offering an inducement to a referee is against the rules. tree →
• There was little inducement to stay in the rain. tree →
• Prizes are an inducement to read more books. tree →
• He refused all inducements to change his vote. tree →

note

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

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «inducement» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.