spiffn.

Etymology: Of obscure origin. Compare spiff v.²

slang.

plural. (See quots.) Also attributive, as spiff stores, spiff system.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for labour or service > fee for services rendered > [noun] > commission > types of

dastur1680

dasturi1681

fittage1708

spiffs1859

overriding commission1893

override1934

1859 J. C. Hotten Dict. Slang 98 Spiffs, the percentage allowed by drapers to their young men when they effect sale of old fashioned or undesirable stock.

1890 Pall Mall Gaz. 2 Apr. 3/2 To balance this network of penalties a ‘spiff’ system is usually adopted, spiffs being premiums placed on certain articles, not of the last fashion.

Derivatives

spiff v.¹ (transitive) to allow a certain sum as commission on (an article).

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for labour or service > paying (money) for labour or service > pay (a person) for labour or service [verb (transitive)] > allow as commission on

spiff1891

1891 Ironmonger 19 Sept. 387 A ‘job’ chandelier, not very unsaleable, may be ‘spiffed’, say 1s., but a more unsaleable one should bear a higher sum.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

spiffv.²

Etymology: Compare spiffing adj. and spiffy adj.

slang.

In past participle. Made neat, spruce, or fine; smartly dressed or tricked out. Also with up.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > pleasing fitness > be or make pleasingly fit [verb]

spiff1881

1881 W. S. Gilbert Foggerty's Fairy ii. 28 We flatter ourselves that we are Spiffed out; at all events we've got our best dresses on.

1979 Arizona Daily Star 22 July j3/2 The man doing it was an interior decorator, not an art conservator, and he did what he felt was best—he went in and spiffed up the church.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	spiff
释义	spiffn. Etymology: Of obscure origin. Compare spiff v.² slang. plural. (See quots.) Also attributive, as spiff stores, spiff system. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for labour or service > fee for services rendered > [noun] > commission > types of dastur1680 dasturi1681 fittage1708 spiffs1859 overriding commission1893 override1934 1859 J. C. Hotten Dict. Slang 98 Spiffs, the percentage allowed by drapers to their young men when they effect sale of old fashioned or undesirable stock. 1890 Pall Mall Gaz. 2 Apr. 3/2 To balance this network of penalties a ‘spiff’ system is usually adopted, spiffs being premiums placed on certain articles, not of the last fashion. Derivatives spiff v.¹ (transitive) to allow a certain sum as commission on (an article). ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for labour or service > paying (money) for labour or service > pay (a person) for labour or service [verb (transitive)] > allow as commission on spiff1891 1891 Ironmonger 19 Sept. 387 A ‘job’ chandelier, not very unsaleable, may be ‘spiffed’, say 1s., but a more unsaleable one should bear a higher sum. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022). spiffv.² Etymology: Compare spiffing adj. and spiffy adj. slang. In past participle. Made neat, spruce, or fine; smartly dressed or tricked out. Also with up. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > pleasing fitness > be or make pleasingly fit [verb] spiff1881 1881 W. S. Gilbert Foggerty's Fairy ii. 28 We flatter ourselves that we are Spiffed out; at all events we've got our best dresses on. 1979 Arizona Daily Star 22 July j3/2 The man doing it was an interior decorator, not an art conservator, and he did what he felt was best—he went in and spiffed up the church. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1859v.²1881
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spiffn.

Derivatives

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spiffv.²