inducements

Noun

inducement (countable and uncountable, plural inducements)

1. An incentive that helps bring about a desired state.
   • Flagellation, especially among Orientals, is considered as much a sexual inducement as any other form of aphrodisiac.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 97
   1. In some contexts, this can imply bribery.
      • Citation of Richard Stallman ...it won't run on a free platform and (...) your program is actually an inducement for people to install non-free software.
2. An introductory statement of facts or background information.
3. 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.