carrotcar‧rot /ˈkærət/ ●●● S3 noun 
[countable, uncountable] a long pointed orange vegetable that grows under the ground: 
grated carrots carrot juice2[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.3carrot 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
WORD ORIGINcarrot
Origin:
1400-1500 French carotte, from Late Latin, from Greek karotonEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Governments were forced to adopt a carrot and stick approach to the trade unions.
- One of the carrots that Dad always dangled in front of me was that he was going to send me to college.
- The U.S. has held out the carrot of more aid and investment.
- Add chopped carrots and garlic and cook 2 minutes.
- Boil the carrots in a saucepan until tender.
- Cook carrots according to package directions; drain.
- She dipped her carrot into the peanut butter as she went to the door.
- The carrot and stick approach is to do with reward and punishment, incentives and pressures.
- This time you need the top two centimetres from a thick carrot.
- You can sow these directly into the ground in April, along with carrots and parsnips.
Longman Language Activatorsomething good that is used to persuade someone
something that encourages you to work harder, start new activities etc: · The school gives incentives such as more play time to kids who work hard.· The new plan will provide strong incentives for young people to improve their skills.incentive to do something: · When prices are so low, farmers have little incentive to increase production.tax/cash/financial incentives (=offers to reduce taxes, give someone money etc): · The government is offering special tax incentives to people wanting to start up small businesses.
something that is offered to someone to make a deal or plan seem more attractive, so that they will accept it: · The new airport is an unpopular development but the government has promised £4 million in grants to the local community as a sweetener.
informal a reward that is offered to someone to encourage them to do something: · The U.S. has held out the carrot of more aid and investment.carrot and stick (=a combination of rewards and punishments): · Governments were forced to adopt a carrot and stick approach to the trade unions.
something such as a gift that you offer to someone in order to persuade them to do what you want: · The prices are the main inducement - everything is much cheaper here than at the mall.inducement to do something: · I don't think the tax reduction will be an inducement to save more.cash/financial inducement: · As a way of reducing the workforce, workers are being offered cash inducements to retire.inducement for somebody to do something: · The government want to use this as an inducement for developing countries to open up their markets.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY the government’s carrot and stick approach in getting young people to find jobsCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
the government’s carrot and stick approach in getting young people to find jobs· Liquidise a large, raw carrot to a smooth paste, or boil or steam the carrot then mash it thoroughly.· The next day, there might be a very large carrot.
· Shred one medium carrot into ribbon strips with a potato peeler, repeat with one medium courgette.· Cook over medium heat until carrots are soft, about 15 minutes.
· Liquidise a large, raw carrot to a smooth paste, or boil or steam the carrot then mash it thoroughly.
NOUN· Pop corn and carrot cake with a comedy film bonanza.· I go to wine bars, I eat carrot cake.· The carrot cakes had been reduced to crumbs and the coffee cups were empty.· Stop denying yourself food, stop eating carrots when what you really want is carrot cake.· Next door to that I could buy carrot cake ice-cream.· The odd chicken or a carrot cake would be much appreciated.
VERB· Place beef in a large pan, add the celery, carrots, onions and leeks and mix together. 2.· Meanwhile melt butter in medium pan and add carrots, shallot and mushrooms.· Season and add the celery, carrots and leeks.· Add leeks and saute slowly until they just begin to colon Add carrot and celery and saute for 3 minutes longer.· Heat margarine in a pan. Add bacon, carrots, broccoli and peas.· Simmer for one hour. Add carrots and celery, then beef broth.· Add chopped onion and saute until golden. Add chopped carrots, garlic, stock and ginger.· Reduce heat to medium and cook 1 hour 40 minutes. Add carrot, tomato and sugar.
· Add chopped carrots and garlic and cook 2 minutes.· I hope they chop off his hairy carrot.
· Put the carrot on a cutting board and cut the carrot in half lengthwise.· Now cut the zucchini in half lengthwise, the same way you cut the carrot.
· I go to wine bars, I eat carrot cake.· Stop denying yourself food, stop eating carrots when what you really want is carrot cake.· Oh, poop, eat your carrots.
· I peeled a carrot and opened a can of sardines.· Add an onion, chopped in half, a few celery ribs and a couple of peeled carrots.
· Chop garlic and onions; thinly slice carrots.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
1- Current government strategy on unemployment has been described fairly aptly as being the carrot and stick approach.
- Headquarters motivates managers to meet targets in time-honoured style: carrot and stick.
- Like a biochemical carrot and stick, these systems generate pleasurable or painful feelings that powerfully guide behavior.
- Much of the success was fuelled by the multinationals responding to the combination of carrot and stick.
- The carrot and stick approach is to do with reward and punishment, incentives and pressures.
- The old carrot and stick method of keeping control is now all stick.
- Your level of control needs to be high enough so that your carrot and stick power matters and is taken seriously by others.
[countable, uncountable] a long pointed orange vegetable that grows under the ground: grated carrots carrot juice2[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.3carrot 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