inducement
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inducement
- /ɪnˈdjuːsmənt/ UK
- /ɪnˈd͡ʒʉwsmənt/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ɪnˈdusmənt/
- /ənˈd͡ʒʉːsmənt/ Australia, New Zealand
- /ɪnˈd͡ʒʉsmənt/ Northern Ireland, Scotland
- /ɪnˈdjʉsmənt/ Northern Ireland, Scotland
- /ɪnˈdɪʊsmənt/ Wales
Rhymes with -uːsmənt
Where it comes from
Etymology tree
English induce
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom
Proto-Italic *-mentom
Latin -mentum
Old French -mentbor.
Middle English -ment
English -ment
English inducement
From induce + -ment.
noun inducements
- An incentive that helps bring about a desired state. Flagellation, especially among Orientals, is considered as much a sexual inducement as any other form of aphrodisiac.
- In some contexts, this can imply bribery. Citation of Richard Stallman ...it won't run on a free platform and (...) your program is actually an inducement for people to install non-free software.
- An introductory statement of facts or background information.
- 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.
