inducement

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Special housing, whether on a military base, in a palace or sequestered in a guarded compound, is one such reward and inducement.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

Ackman plans a new closed-end fund, Pershing Square USA, offering management company equity as inducement, after a failed 2024 attempt.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

It isn’t an inducement to action, much less an expression of collective political will, but an act of surrender.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

But perhaps the lead’s strong showing on the BuzzMeter will be an inducement to change that.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2025

Mr. Wickham’s chief object was unquestionably my sister’s fortune, which is thirty thousand pounds; but I cannot help supposing that the hope of revenging himself on me was a strong inducement.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen