| 单词 | fillip |
| 释义 | fillip (once / 13236 pages) n A fillip is something that boosts, promotes, or energizes. Giving away one free candy bar with every dozen purchased might give a fillip to your candy-selling business. When economies or markets get a fillip, they move or grow in a positive direction, and if your confidence gets a fillip after you get a good grade, it's a boost to your morale. An older, now obsolete meaning of fillip was "a flick of the finger," sort of a soft snap, and as a verb, "to flip something with the fingers" or "to snap." WORD FAMILYfillip: fillips USAGE EXAMPLESMr Trump has provided only a temporary fillip. Economist(Nov 17, 2016) That will give the economy an extra fillip. Economist(Nov 10, 2016) Of that, about £25bn has actually been paid out, denting the cash resources of the banks and giving a significant fillip to consumer spending. BBC(Nov 02, 2016) n anything that tends to arouse his approval was an added fillip Syn|Hyper bonus positive stimulus a stimulus with desirable consequences |
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