How to use spiff in a sentence
12 example sentences · adjective, noun, verb
Spiff means neat, smartly dressed, attractive. Example: “Without a diploma, he relies on spiff alone to climb the corporate ladder.”
Examples of spiff by meaning
nounAttractiveness or charm in dress, appearance, or manner.
- Without a diploma, he relies on spiff alone to climb the corporate ladder.
verb(usually with up or out) To make spiffy (attractive, polished, or up-to-date).
- This ensemble may be properly spiffed with a bolo tie, and topped off with a. . .1996, Coke Newell, Cow Chips Aren't for Dippin'
- We dated boys who had their own cars and wow! what fancy cars they were—spiffed and buffed in bright '50s reds or turquoises.2005, Jill Larson Sundberg, Michael Larson, Babes Remember
verbTo reward (a salesperson) with a spiff or bonus.
- It is my confirmed belief that, spiffed or not, the salesman is the consumer's best-qualified and best- informed source of assistance in matters of component selection.1968, The Stereophile - Issue 2, page 26
- I spiffed the guy twenty bucks and ended up in Baton Rouge a day earlier than I had expected.2004, Robin Yocum, Dead before Deadline, page 266
- The company made more money, and so did the salesperson who was spiffed on the sale and he was selling a product that most people don't buy.2009, Dave Lakhani, How To Sell When Nobody's Buying
verbTo attach a spiff or bonus to the selling of (a product).
- Because you can pull out a spiff anywhere you are in the store and the customers are not aware that they are spiffed shoes.1919, Boot and Shoe Recorder - Volumes 74-75, page 59
More sentences with spiff
- We're having a picnic at the races — how spiffing!From the entry spiffing
- I say, that outfit is simply spiffing.From the entry spiffing
- He said to me: "Ed Hickey is a little spiffed this evening, or could I be mistaken?"1974, Fantasy: Shapes of Things Unknown, page 130. From the entry spiffed
- “He said you got a little spiffed together.” “Love that George,” she said.1953, Jonathan Craig, Red-headed Sinners, page 54. From the entry spiffed
- He was all spiffed up, this chap, decked out in a spotless white shirt and a bow tie.2008, Preeta Samarasan, Evening is the Whole Day, Fourth Estate, page 22. From the entry spiff up
Meaning of spiff
- adjective Neat, smartly dressed, attractive.
- noun Attractiveness or charm in dress, appearance, or manner.
- noun A well-dressed man; a swell.
Questions about spiff in a sentence
- How do you use spiff in a sentence?
- Spiff is used as an adjective, noun and verb. For example: “Without a diploma, he relies on spiff alone to climb the corporate ladder.”
- What is a short sentence with spiff?
- “I say, that outfit is simply spiffing.”
- What does spiff mean?
- Spiff means neat, smartly dressed, attractive.
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