单词	inducement
释义	inducementin‧duce‧ment /ɪnˈdjuːsmənt $ ɪnˈduːs-/ noun [countable, uncountable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES As a way of reducing the workforce, workers are being offered cash inducements to retire. I don't think the tax reduction will be an inducement to save more. The company is offering discounts on long-distance calls as an inducement to customers. The government want to use this as an inducement for developing countries to open up their markets. The prices are the main inducement - everything is much cheaper here than at the mall. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorsomething good that is used to persuade someone► incentive something that encourages you to work harder, start new activities etc: · The school gives incentives such as more play time to kids who work hard.· The new plan will provide strong incentives for young people to improve their skills.incentive to do something: · When prices are so low, farmers have little incentive to increase production.tax/cash/financial incentives (=offers to reduce taxes, give someone money etc): · The government is offering special tax incentives to people wanting to start up small businesses. ► sweetener something that is offered to someone to make a deal or plan seem more attractive, so that they will accept it: · The new airport is an unpopular development but the government has promised £4 million in grants to the local community as a sweetener. ► carrot informal a reward that is offered to someone to encourage them to do something: · The U.S. has held out the carrot of more aid and investment.carrot and stick (=a combination of rewards and punishments): · Governments were forced to adopt a carrot and stick approach to the trade unions. ► inducement something such as a gift that you offer to someone in order to persuade them to do what you want: · The prices are the main inducement - everything is much cheaper here than at the mall.inducement to do something: · I don't think the tax reduction will be an inducement to save more.cash/financial inducement: · As a way of reducing the workforce, workers are being offered cash inducements to retire.inducement for somebody to do something: · The government want to use this as an inducement for developing countries to open up their markets. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► financial inducements  financial inducements to attract good job candidates COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► offer · Wharfe is a quiet little community that offers no inducements to passersby to disturb its tranquillity.· I am fully aware that I have nothing to offer you, no inducements, nothing to give you in exchange.· In a desperate effort to camouflage falling rents and values landlords have been offering inducements to tenants. Word family WORD FAMILYnouninducementverbinduce a reason for doing something, especially something that you will get as a resultinducement to do something Businesses were offered inducements to move to the area. financial inducements to attract good job candidates
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