spiff
adjective · noun · verbA2Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Tính từ
adjective- 1.
(Yorkshire, archaic, dialectal)(archaic or regional, Yorkshire) Neat, smartly dressed, attractive.
Danh từ
noun- 1.
(uncountable)Attractiveness or charm in dress, appearance, or manner.
Without a diploma, he relies on spiff alone to climb the corporate ladder.
- 2.
(archaic, countable, slang)A well-dressed man; a swell.
Đồng nghĩa: macaroni, popinjay, barbermonger, beau, blade, blood, buck, carpet knight, cockscomb, dandy, dike, dood, dude, dudelet, exquisite, fashionable, fast man, fine gentleman, fop, foretop, fribble, gallant, go, jack-a-dandy, Jemmy-Jessamy, jetter, macaroni, masher, metrosexual, mignon, petit maître, popinjay, pretty boy, prig, puss-gentleman, smart, spark, spiff, swell, tippy, toff
- 3.
(countable, slang)(countable, commerce, slang) 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.
(Jamaica, alt of, alternative, colloquial, countable)Alternative form of spliff (“hand-rolled marijuana cigarette”).
Động từ
verb- 1.
(informal, transitive)(usually with up or out) To make spiffy (attractive, polished, or up-to-date)
- 2.
(slang, transitive)(transitive, commerce, slang) To reward (a salesperson) with a spiff or bonus.
- 3.
(slang, transitive)(transitive, commerce, slang) To attach a spiff or bonus to the selling of (a product)
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. See etymology discussion at spiffy.