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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Inducement \In*duce"ment\, noun [From {Induce}.]
1. The act of inducing, or the state of being induced.
2. That which induces; a motive or consideration that leads one to action or induces one to act; as, reward is an inducement to toil. ''Mark the inducement.'' --Shak.
3. (Law) Matter stated by way of explanatory preamble or introduction to the main allegations of a pleading; a leading to.
Syn: Motive; reason; influence. See {Motive}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
inducement
noun
1: a positive motivational influence [syn: {incentive}, {motivator}] [ant: {disincentive}]
2: act of bringing about a desired result; "inducement of sleep" [syn: {inducing}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
108 Moby Thesaurus words for "inducement": Trinkgeld, agacerie, allure, allurement, appeal, attraction, attractiveness, bait, beguilement, beguiling, bewitchery, bewitchment, blandishment, bonus, bounty, bribe, cajolement, cajolery, captivation, carrot, charisma, charm, charmingness, coaxing, come-hither, come-on, conning, consideration, donative, double time, enchantment, encouragement, engagement, enlistment, enthrallment, enticement, entrapment, exhortation, fascination, fee, fillip, flirtation, forbidden fruit, glamour, gratuity, gravy, grease, honorarium, hortation, incentive, incentive pay, incitement, interest, inveiglement, invitation, jawboning, lagniappe, largess, liberality, lobbying, lure, magnetism, palm oil, payment, percentage, perks, perquisite, persuasion, persuasive, pourboire, preaching, preachment, premium, profit, provocation, reward, sales talk, salesmanship, salve, seducement, seduction, seductiveness, selling, sex appeal, snaring, snow job, soft soap, solicitation, something extra, sportula, spur, stimulation, stimulative, stimulus, suasion, sweet talk, sweetener, sweetening, tantalization, temptation, tip, wheedling, whet, winning ways, winsomeness, witchery, wooing, working on
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