stick-and-carrot

stick-and-carrot
(more common in UK than in US)

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  • stick and carrot — noun (more common in UK than in US) …   Wiktionary

  • Carrot and stick — (also spelled carrot and stick ) [American Heritage Dictionary, [http://www.bartleby.com/61/89/C0128900.html Entry for carrot and stick ] ] is an idiom that refers to a policy of offering a reward for making progress towards benchmarks or goals… …   Wikipedia

  • the stick and the carrot — giving a prize for good behavior and a punishment for misbehavior (Psychology) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • the stick and the carrot method — system of giving a prize for good behavior and a punishment for misbehavior (Psychology) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • stick — stick1 W3S3 [stık] v past tense and past participle stuck [stʌk] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(attach)¦ 2¦(push in)¦ 3¦(put)¦ 4¦(move part of body)¦ 5¦(difficult to move)¦ 6 stick in somebody s mind 7 make something stick 8¦(name)¦ 9 somebody c …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • carrot and stick — Incentive and punishment, as alternative methods of persuasion • • • Main Entry: ↑carrot carrot and stick see under ↑carrot • • • Main Entry: ↑stick * * * carrot and stick phrase a mixture of promises and threats to persuade someone to do… …   Useful english dictionary

  • carrot and stick — If someone offers a carrot and stick, they offer an incentive to do something combined with the threat of punishment …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • carrot — [kar′ət] n. [MFr carotte < L carota < Gr karōton, carrot; akin to kara, head: see HORN] 1. a biennial plant (Daucus carota) of the umbel family, with fernlike leaves and compound umbels of white flowers, usually with one red flower in the… …   English World dictionary

  • stick — Ⅰ. stick [1] ► NOUN 1) a thin piece of wood that has fallen or been cut off a tree. 2) a piece of trimmed wood used for support in walking or as a weapon. 3) (in hockey, polo, etc.) a long, thin implement used to hit or direct the ball or puck.… …   English terms dictionary

  • reward and punishment — method of rewarding good deeds and punishing transgressions, stick and carrot method …   English contemporary dictionary

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