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spiff

noun

Meaning

  1. Attractiveness or charm in dress, appearance, or manner.
  2. A well-dressed man.
  3. A bonus or other remuneration, given for reaching a sales goal or promoting the goods of a particular manufacturer. Originally from textile retailing, a percentage given for selling off surplus or out-of-fashion stock, of which the sales person could offer part as a discount to a customer.
  4. (usually with up or out) To make spiffy (attractive, polished, or up-to-date)
  5. To reward (a salesperson) with a spiff or bonus.
  6. To attach a spiff or bonus to the selling of (a product)
  7. To throw; to heave.
  8. A cannabis cigarette.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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