inducement
US /ɪnˈdu:smənt/
・UK /ɪnˈdju:smənt/
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n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Positive motivational influence
She was offered an inducement to work for them
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A payment or concession to encourage someone to do something.
Tax incentives can be a powerful inducement for businesses to invest.
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)(Law) The act of persuading or trying to persuade someone to do something illegal or unwise.
The indictment included an inducement to commit fraud.
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Part 1 - Pride and Prejudice Audiobook by Jane Austen (Chs 01-15)
- "He is, indeed; but considering the inducement, my dear Miss Eliza, we cannot wonder at his complacence;
"He is, indeed; but considering the inducement, my dear Miss Eliza, we cannot wonder at his complacence;
- "He is, indeed; but, considering the inducement, my dear Miss Eliza, we cannot
"He is, indeed; but, considering the inducement, my dear Miss Eliza, we cannot
Chapter 35 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
- and every inducement heightened which could have led me before, to preserve my friend from what I esteemed a most unhappy connection.
and every inducement heightened which could have led me before, to preserve my friend from what I esteemed a most unhappy connection.
- parties was confirmed, and every inducement heightened which could have led me before,
parties was confirmed, and every inducement heightened which could have led me before,
Part 2 - Emma Audiobook by Jane Austen (Vol 1: Chs 10-18)
- "But then there will be an inducement,
"But then there will be an inducement,
- will be an inducement, and I shall gradually get intimately acquainted with
will be an inducement, and I shall gradually get intimately acquainted with
Part 3 - Pride and Prejudice Audiobook by Jane Austen (Chs 26-40)
- and every inducement heightened which could have led me before, to preserve my friend from what I esteemed a most unhappy connection.
and every inducement heightened which could have led me before, to preserve my friend from what I esteemed a most unhappy connection.
- but I cannot help supposing that the hope of revenging himself on me was a strong inducement.
but I cannot help supposing that the hope of revenging himself on me was a strong inducement.
Part 7 - A Tale of Two Cities Audiobook by Charles Dickens (Book 03, Chs 08-11) !
- Her inducement to come to me, relying on my confidence, had been the hope that I could tell her the name and place of abode.
Her inducement to come to me, relying on my confidence, had been the hope that I could tell her the name and place of abode.
- Her inducement to come to me, relying on my confidence, had been the hope that I could
Her inducement to come to me, relying on my confidence, had been the hope that I could