inducement

C2 Topic:People & Society

US /ɪnˈdusmənt/ UK /ɪnˈdjuːsmənt/ See IPA manual

Freq #49600

Meanings

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noun
Something that encourages or persuades someone to do something; an incentive.

The company offered free training as an inducement to new staff.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · something that encourages... incentivemotivator

Word family

Forms inducements

Derived forms superinducement

Etymology

From induce + -ment.

Topics

People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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