carrot
car‧rot S3 /ˈkærət/
noun
1. [uncountable and countable] a long pointed orange vegetable that grows under the ground:
grated carrots
carrot juice
2. [countable] informal something that is offered to someone in order to try and persuade them to do something:
They have refused to sign the agreement despite a carrot of £140 million.
3. carrot and stick informal a way of trying to persuade someone to do something by offering them something good if they do it, and a punishment if they do not:
the government’s carrot and stick approach in getting young people to find jobs
car‧rot S3 /ˈkærət/
noun Date: 1400-1500
Language: French
Origin: carotte, from Late Latin, from Greek karoton
Language: French
Origin: carotte, from Late Latin, from Greek karoton
1. [uncountable and countable] a long pointed orange vegetable that grows under the ground:
2. [countable] informal something that is offered to someone in order to try and persuade them to do something:
3. carrot and stick informal a way of trying to persuade someone to do something by offering them something good if they do it, and a punishment if they do not: