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Meaning of spiff up

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

spiff

noun

Definitions

  1. Attractiveness or charm in dress, appearance, or manner.

    Example: Without a diploma, he relies on spiff alone to climb the corporate ladder.

  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.

verb

Definitions

  1. (usually with up or out) To make spiffy (attractive, polished, or up-to-date)

  2. To reward (a salesperson) with a spiff or bonus.

  3. To attach a spiff or bonus to the selling of (a product)

  4. To throw; to heave.

    Example: I spiffed the turf over the edge and it went straight through the window and hit the officer.

noun

Definitions

  1. A cannabis cigarette.