An incentive that helps bring about a desired state. In some contexts, this can imply bribery.
An introductory statement of facts or background information.
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.
An extreme dislike of something, or hostility to something.
The repulsive force acting between bodies of the same electric charge or magnetic polarity.
The act of repelling or the condition of being repelled.