Getting into the family business was a natural move for Whitney Houston, even though her mother ensured her she could always take other options. Longtime personal assistant Robyn Crawford shared with Esquire, âShe got her chops singing in church, and her mother said to her, âYou know, you can always sing for free.
inducementnoun [ C or U ] uk â /ÉªnËdjuËsmÉnt/ us â. âº an act or a thing that is intended to make something happen or to persuade someone to do something: inducement (for sb) to do sth They offered him a large pay increase as an inducement for him to stay. It is illegal for American companies to offer inducements when tendering for contracts abroad.
inÂ·duce. tr.v. inÂ·duced, inÂ·ducÂ·ing, inÂ·ducÂ·es. 1. To lead or move, as to a course of action, by influence or persuasion. See Synonyms at persuade. 2. To bring about or stimulate the occurrence of; cause: a drug used to induce labor. 3. To infer by inductive reasoning.