negative option

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noun

a clause in a sales contract, as for a series of books or records, that provides that merchandise will be sent periodically to the subscriber unless he or she notifies the company in writing that it is not wanted.

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Origin of negative option

First recorded in 1970–75

OTHER WORDS FROM negative option

negative-option, adjective

Words nearby negative option

negative flag, negative glow, negative hallucination, negative income, negative income tax, negative option, negative polarity, negative pressure, negative profit, negative-raising, negative reinforcement

How to use negative option in a sentence

Myerson herself appears to have bought into that stigma, offering mixed to negative views on the Miss America pageant.
Why Was Bess Myerson the First and Last Jewish Miss America?|Emily Shire|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
I understand that this is human trafficking, but I know that my people have no other option.
Ghost Ships of the Mediterranean|Barbie Latza Nadeau|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
This simply is not an option for ACC to source indeterminately.
Exclusive: U.S. Drone Fleet at ‘Breaking Point,’ Air Force Says|Dave Majumdar|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Judging from current figures, there would be a substantial demand for this option, too.
Men Will Someday Have Kids Without Women|Samantha Allen|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST

In all likelihood this last option is what we will get for the foreseeable future.
In the Middle East, the Two-State Solution Is Dead|Dean Obeidallah|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Before Louis could answer in the negative, he heard voices in the adjoining garden.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
The great majority belong to the colon bacillus group, and are negative to Gram's method of staining.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
This is a minute, slender rod, which lies within and between the pus-corpuscles (Fig. 125), and is negative to Gram's stain.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
The organism is a short, thick diplobacillus, is frequently intracellular, and is Gram-negative (Fig. 126).
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
That we should attack one week and the French another week is rotten tactically; but, practically, we have no option.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton