inducement

1. (countable, uncountable)An incentive that helps bring about a desired state.

   Anreiz, Ansporn, Antrieb

   act of bringing about a desired result

2. An incentive that helps bring about a desired state.

   (countable, uncountable)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.

3. (countable, uncountable)An introductory statement of facts or background information.

4. (countable, uncountable)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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