enticement
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6.2
- noun
- /ɪnˈtaɪs.mənt/
:
tentación
- Her charming smile was an enticement that drew people to her booth at the fair.
- enticement or a reward
And if they meet you and you make more money than them, well, that is almost like an enticement, a challenge.
- And if they meet you and you make more money than them, well, that is almost like an enticement, a challenge.
- And we all know that the judge, judges are susceptible to pressures and they're also susceptible to enticements.
- So that to me is quote UN quote, an enticement.
Examples
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The promise of a bonus served as an enticement for employees to work overtime.
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Such anticipated rewards are enticements that could be influential in an athlete's decision to use performance-enhancing substances.
Academic text (2003) -
Instead, it's meant as an enticement for senior management to stay with the company.
Blog text (11) -
Well, we expect technology supplied the necessary enticement.
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Isn't that enough enticement to stay?
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In such debacles, he would need the enticement of success more than ever before.
Fiction book (1997) -
AP courses provide the enticements of challenging coursework and potential college credit.
Academic text (2015) -
Along the major thoroughfares, shop after shop has furniture displayed at the curbside, creating a powerful visual enticement.
Academic text (2004) -
Advertising, better nonacademic environments, and other enticements undertaken by the community colleges will likely increase the cost of education.
Academic text (2012) -
The romantic description of a starving artist is poor enticement for many talented adolescents to abandon more traditional, financially secure, and stable careers.
Academic text (2002)
Synonyms
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3.9
A thing that makes a person want to do something, often a reward
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3.8
A strong wish to do something, often something you should not do
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3.4
Something that attracts people by offering a reward or advantage
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3.2
A behavior that makes bad or dangerous things likely
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4.3
A quality that tempts people by promising a reward
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7.4
Something meant to attract someone, like a compliment or an ad
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6.3
Something that makes someone want to do something
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7.7
A quality that makes someone want something, for example a place or job
Antonyms
How Tempting
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Enticement comes from the verb entice, which begins with en- meaning 'make' and an old root meaning 'draw in' or 'lead'. So, an enticement is something that 'draws' or 'tempts' someone by offering a reward or pleasure.