/ ˈkærət; NAmE / noun
1.
[ U , C ] a long pointed orange root vegetable :
grated carrot
a pound of carrots
2.
[ C ] a reward promised to sb in order to persuade them to do sth
SYN incentive :
They are holding out a carrot of $120 million in economic aid.
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IDIOMS
- the carrot and (the) stick (approach)
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WORD ORIGIN
late 15th cent.: from French carotte , from Latin carota , from Greek karōton .