carrot

/ˈkærət/ noun

Definition

VEGETABLE [C, U] › an orange-coloured vegetable that is long and thin and grows in the ground

REWARD [C] informal › something that is offered to someone in order to encourage them to do something

(Definition of carrot noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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