negative option

noun

: a provision in a mail-order contract (as of a book club) that requires the customer either to return a refusal card within a specified time or to accept the current selection

Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of negative option was in 1970

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“Negative option.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/negative%20option. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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