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発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ɪnˈdjuːsmənt/
• (General American, Canada) IPA: /ɪnˈdusmənt/

名詞

inducement (countable and uncountable, plural inducements)

1. An incentive that helps bring about a desired state.
   • 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 97:

     Flagellation, especially among Orientals, is considered as much a sexual inducement as any other form of aphrodisiac.

   • 2001, Bernard E. Harcourt, Illusion of Order:

     These policies were intended to change the situational inducements to crime by giving youths work.

   1. 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.(Can we date this quote by {{{2}}} and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

2. (law) An introductory statement of facts or background information.
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.

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