1. something that persuades or motivates someone to do something
2. the act of persuading or influencing someone to do something

Examples

• The company offered a cash bonus as an inducement for early retirement.
• Free parking was a major inducement for customers to shop at the mall.
• The scholarship served as an inducement for students to study abroad.
• Tax breaks are often used as an inducement for businesses to relocate.
• The promise of promotion was enough inducement to make him work overtime.
• She needed no inducement to accept the job offer.
• The store’s sale prices were a strong inducement to buy now rather than wait.