carrot and stick

English - Turkish

Definition of carrot and stick in English Turkish dictionary

ödül ve ceza

(deyim) Ödül ve cezalandırmayı öne sürerek bir işe o ya da bu şekkilde razı etme

Related Terms

stick-and-carrot

ödül ve ceza

English - English

Definition of carrot and stick in English English dictionary

Simultaneous rewards for good behavior and punishments for bad behavior

If an organization has a carrot and stick approach or policy, they offer people things in order to persuade them to do something and punish them if they refuse to do it. The government is proclaiming a carrot-and-stick approach to the problem

Alternative spelling of carrot and stick

Related Terms

stick and carrot

Alternative form of carrot and stick. (more common in UK than in US)

stick-and-carrot

Alternative form of carrot and stick. (more common in UK than in US)

carrot-and-stick

Characterized by the use of both reward and punishment to induce cooperation: "carrot-and-stick foreign policy"

carrot-and-stick

(deyim) Carrot and stick (also spelled "carrot-and-stick") is an idiom used to refer to the act of rewarding good behavior and punishing bad behavior. The carrot represents the edible reward, while the stick refers to a punishing switch. The earliest citation of this expression recorded by the Supplement to the Oxford English Dictionary is to The Economist magazine in the December 11, 1948, issue. The Supplement also depicts a person trying to entice a donkey to move by dangling a carrot in front of it

carrot stick

a stick of carrot eaten raw

the stick and the carrot

giving a prize for good behavior and a punishment for misbehavior (Psychology)

the stick and the carrot method

system of giving a prize for good behavior and a punishment for misbehavior (Psychology)

Hyphenation

car·rot and stick

Turkish pronunciation

kärıt ınd stîk

Pronunciation

/ˈkarət ənd ˈstək/ /ˈkærət ənd ˈstɪk/

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.