"inducement" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: inducements [plural]
Etymology: From induce + -ment. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|induce|ment}} induce + -ment Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} inducement (countable and uncountable, plural inducements)
  1. An incentive that helps bring about a desired state. In some contexts, this can imply bribery. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (an incentive): подбуда (podbuda) [feminine] (Bulgarian), стимул (stimul) [masculine] (Bulgarian), kannustin (Finnish), houkutin (Finnish), Anreiz [masculine] (German), Ansporn [masculine] (German), Antrieb [masculine] (German), incitamentum [neuter] (Latin), asumpt [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-inducement-en-noun-fIdCNtFJ Disambiguation of 'an incentive': 93 2 5
  2. (law) An introductory statement of facts or background information. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-inducement-en-noun-wHixGUR7 Topics: law
  3. (shipping) 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Shipping
    Sense id: en-inducement-en-noun-jBl52dcX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ment, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 24 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ment: 33 22 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 18 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 18 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 12 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 34 17 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 29 18 53 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 28 20 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 26 18 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 33 18 49 Topics: economics, sciences, shipping, transport

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