inducement

  1. Noun.  An incentive that helps bring about a desired state.
  2. Noun.  (legal) An introductory statement of facts or background information.
  3. Noun.  (shipping) The act of placing a port on a vessel's itinerary because the volume of cargo offered at that port justifies the cost of routing the vessel.

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