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Spiff — saves the dayA spiff 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.There is a reference to a spiff in a slang dictionary of 1859: The… … Wikipedia
Spiff and Hercules — is the English translation of a French comic strip entitled Pif et Hercule featuring an anthropomorphic brown yellow dog ( Pif ) and a black white cat ( Hercule ) who, despite being best friends, are constantly fighting in a friendship/hate… … Wikipedia
Spiff (disambiguation) — Spiff may refer to: * Spiff, a small, immediate bonus for a sale * XSPF (XML Shareable Playlist Format), a data formatIn fiction: * Spaceman Spiff (Calvin and Hobbes), a figment of Calvin s imagination in the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes * Spiff … Wikipedia
spiff — spiff·i·ly; spiff·i·ness; spiff·ing; spiff; … English syllables
spiff — [spɪf] also spif noun [countable] informal MARKETING a financial reward that is given to influence a salesperson to sell the product of a particular manufacturer * * * … Financial and business terms
spiff|y — «SPIHF ee», adjective, spiff|i|er, spiff|i|est. Slang. 1. smart; neat; trim: »a spiffy appearance … Useful english dictionary
spiff somebody up — ˌspiff ˈup | ˌspiff sb/sthˈup derived (NAmE, informal) to make yourself/sb/sth look neat and attractive • He got all spiffed up. • She spiffed up her old shoes … Useful english dictionary
spiff something up — ˌspiff ˈup | ˌspiff sb/sthˈup derived (NAmE, informal) to make yourself/sb/sth look neat and attractive • He got all spiffed up. • She spiffed up her old shoes … Useful english dictionary
spiff — (v.) “make neat or spruce,” 1877 (with up or out), probably from SPIFFY (Cf. spiffy) (q.v.). Related: Spiffed; spiffing … Etymology dictionary
spiff — [spif] vt. [see SPIFFY] Slang to make spiffy; spruce ( up) … English World dictionary
spiff|ing — «SPIHF ihng», adjective. Slang. excellent; first rate; very good: »We like to say that if he shaved his [head] he would make a spiffing monk (Punch) … Useful english dictionary
