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How to pronounce spiff in English?

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Type of attractiveness


he gets by largely on pure spiff.

Examples of spiff

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That's not to say people don't spiff up on the designated dressy nights at sea.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Get on the water conservation bandwagon and spiff up your lawn while you're at it.
From the delawareonline.com
Now if only he could spiff up those oversized, un-stylish suits he sometimes wears.
From the usatoday.com
Heed the reviewers, spiff up the prose and try your luck with lesser venues.
From the newscientist.com
Leave it on your pillow, so the housekeeper knows that the spiff is for her.
From the washingtonpost.com
He was the editor, the boy wonder they'd brought in to spiff up the tabloid newspaper.
From the cnn.com
A housekeeping service like Molly Maid can spiff up the house while you bake or wrap.
From the orlandosentinel.com
It can be margin based or lower spiff for PS revenue than software revenue.
From the techcrunch.com
Here's how to spiff up the space, from the floors to the exterior facade.
From the thestate.com
More examples
  • Attractiveness in appearance or dress or manner; "he gets by largely on pure spiff"
  • (spiffing) excellent or splendid; "that's a perfectly spiffing idea"
  • A spiff or spiv is an immediate bonus for a sale. Typically, "spiffs" are paid, either by a manufacturer or employer, directly to a salesperson for selling a specific product.
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  • Attractiveness or charm in dress, appearance, or manner; A well-dressed man; A bonus or other remuneration, given for reaching a sales goal or promoting the goods of a particular manufacturer. ...
  • (spiffing) Very good, excellent; Smart or appealing in dress or appearance
  • (SPIFFING) adj. Excellent or first-rate (upper-class schoolboy slang, but often used in a sarcastic way to make fun of wealthy or pompous people). George Weasley, mocking Percy: "Absolutely spiffing." Like corking.
  • (("Spiffs")) A manufacturer's commission paid to salespeople for selling one particular brand over all others.
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