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✨ To make nicer 💵 A small reward 💵 To give a bonus
to spiff

to spiff

1 9.2
To give a salesperson a small bonus for meeting a sales target
  • verb
  • /spɪf/
  • Jargon
translation icon : bonificar
  • If you reach your sales target, the supervisor will spiff you with a gift card.

Examples

  • Can you spiff him for his hard work?

  • They decided to spiff her for closing the big deal.

  • The company decided to spiff its top sellers with a small cash bonus this month.

  • Managers often spiff employees to motivate them during busy holiday seasons.

  • The manager decided to spiff the sales team with a bonus for meeting their targets.

  • To encourage more sales, the company chose to spiff their employees with extra commissions.

  • If you sell ten of these products, I will spiff you a little something as a reward.

Synonyms

to bung
vsto spiff
  • UK
9.9

To give someone a little extra money for helping you

gives a small commission to reward sales performance

Antonyms

to withhold
210 5.1

Refuse to give something someone wants or needs

Phrasal Verbs

to spiff up
  • Informal
1 7.2

Make a person or place look neater and nicer by cleaning and adding small things

How Big

to reward
328 1.3
to spiff
  • Jargon
1 9.2
to tip
87 1.0

Surface Forms

spiff infinitive
spiffed past
spiffed past participle
spiffing present participle
spiffs third person singular

Etymology

Spiff as a verb meaning to give a small bonus comes from the noun spiff, the tiny sales reward; so to spiff someone is simply to give that extra pay to encourage them to sell.