spiff

Etymology
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Adjective

 * 1)  Neat, smartly dressed, attractive.

Noun

 * 1)  Attractiveness or charm in dress, appearance, or manner.
 * Without a diploma, he relies on spiff alone to climb the corporate ladder.
 * 1)  A well-dressed man; a swell.
 * 2)  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.

Translations

 * German: gute Aufmachung, adrettes Auftreten, Herausgeputztheit


 * German: Verkaufsprämie

Verb

 * 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)
 * 1)  To reward (a salesperson) with a spiff or bonus.
 * 2)  To attach a spiff or bonus to the selling of (a product)
 * 1)  To reward (a salesperson) with a spiff or bonus.
 * 2)  To attach a spiff or bonus to the selling of (a product)
 * 1)  To attach a spiff or bonus to the selling of (a product)
 * 1)  To attach a spiff or bonus to the selling of (a product)
 * 1)  To attach a spiff or bonus to the selling of (a product)

Synonyms

 * (as in spruce up)

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * German: herausputzen