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

Billionaire Bill Ackman has an interesting inducement to get investors to buy a new U.S. closed-end equity fund, but whether it will be enough to attract a sizable number of investors remains to be seen.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

Low interest rates can be an inducement for fraud.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025

That included a conviction in 2010 for compensation or inducement for referral of clients who went to preferred medical providers to run up high bills.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2024

Lazlo watched the delegates’ reactions, and he could understand their incredulity, certainly, but there was a rather large inducement here to believe the unbelievable.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor