spiffed

spiff

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [spif]
- /spɪf/
- /spˈɪft/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [spif]
- /spɪf/

Definitions of spiffed word

verb with object spiffed to reward (a salesperson) with a spiff. 1
noun spiffed a bonus or other form of remuneration given to retail salespeople for promoting the products of a particular manufacturer. 1

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Origin of spiffed

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

1875-80; perhaps v. use of dial. spiff well-dressed; see spiffy

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Parts of speech for Spiffed

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Spiffed

spiffed popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

spiffed usage trend in Literature

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