inducement

noun4

1. •
   An incentive that helps bring about a desired state.

   • These policies were intended to change the situational inducements to crime by giving youths work. — 2001
2. •
   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.
3. •
   An introductory statement of facts or background information.
4. •
   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.