negative option

noun

A business practice in which a customer agrees to have goods or services provided automatically, and must either continue to pay for the service or specifically decline before being rebilled.

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Meanings

nounnegative option (uncountable)
  1. attributiveoftenuncountablebusinessA business practice in which a customer agrees to have goods or services provided automatically, and must either continue to pay for the service or specifically decline before being rebilled.
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APA

negative option. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/negative%20option

MLA

“negative option.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/negative%20option. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “negative option,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/negative%20option.

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