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car·rot-and-stick | \ ˌker-ət-ᵊn-ˈstik 
, ˌka-rət- \
, ˌka-rət- \Definition of carrot-and-stick
: characterized by the use of both reward and punishment to induce cooperation
carrot-and-stick foreign policy the carrot-and-stick style of sales management
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The first known use of carrot-and-stick was in 1876
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