(formal) not belonging naturally to sb/sth; coming from or existing outside sb/sth rather than within them:
extrinsic factors * She was motivated by the idea of extrinsic rewards such as salary rather than intrinsic ones such as pride and self-respect.
compareINTRINSIC
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