English Explanatory Dictionary

carrot and stick

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The simultaneous rewarding of good behavior and punishing of bad behavior.

Pronunciation

en-au-carrot and stick.ogg

Word forms

carrot and stick carrots and sticks stick and carrot

Etymology

From combining two ways to motivate a beast of burden, with the lure of a carrot placed just out of reach, and the threat of a stick behind.

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