fillip in English

noun

1

something that acts as a stimulus or boost to an activity.

the halving of the automobile tax would provide a fillip to sales

synonyms: stimulus, stimulation, boost, incentive, impetus, tonic, spur, push, aid, help, shot in the arm

2

a movement made by bending the last joint of a finger against the thumb and suddenly releasing it; a flick of the finger.

the Prince, by a fillip, made some of the wine fly in Oglethorpe's face

verb

1

propel (a small object) with a flick of the finger.

our aforesaid merchant filliped a nut sharply against his bullying giant

noun

• stimulus, stimulation, boost, incentive, impetus, tonic, spur, push, aid, help, shot in the arm
• bonus

Use "fillip" in a sentence

1. His approval was an added fillip.

2. The news gave a fillip to the telecommunications sector.

3. The news gave the stock market a big fillip.

4. Yes, those ladies had given a useful fillip to his prestige.

5. This could give a fillip to the buy-to-let market.

6. In the event, only small firms received a budget fillip.

7. A few anecdotes will add a fillip to your book.

8. A cut in lending rates would give a fillip to the housing market.

9. A valuable order from America gave the new company a big fillip.

10. A few jokes will add a final fillip to your speech.

11. A drop in interest rates gave a welcome fillip to the housing market. Sentencedict.com

12. Replenishing inventory will be a temporary fillip without an increase in consumer demand.

13. Pennac's Belleville is a fiercely wonderful fillip to the conventional crime landscape.

14. The athletics win provided a much-needed fillip to/for national pride.

15. This will prove a much-needed fillip to racecourses and the racing industry in general.

16. Mergers and acquisitions gave a brief fillip to prices early in the day.

17. It was with a little fillip of surprise that Pascoe realized she hadn't recognized his voice.

18. Another short - term fillip comes from the recent plunge in commodity prices, particularly oil.

19. Despite the fillip from the temporary reduction in value - added tax, consumer spending will fall sharply.

20. The agreement on goods is what I think has given us this fillip in trade.

21. The infrastructure projects unveiled yesterday were not unexpected, but will give a welcome fillip to the construction sector.

22. Infrastructure development, Connectivity and Ease of Doing Business to get a fillip in Coastal and Western Odish

23. Did she only feel good because of the unexpected fillip of her highly attractive anonymous new neighbour?

24. The boom got a fillip in 2004 as migrants from the EU's new members flooded in.

25. The notion of regional planning received a great fillip from Unwin's proposals for London prepared between 1929 and 19

26. Analysts forecast an extra fillip to early water dealing with a wave of institutional buying from foreign buyers starved of stock.

27. The autumn screening of the third series is expected to provide a welcome fillip to the railway's passenger numbers.

28. Coincidently, the India story has also recently been given a fillip from the strong political mandate of the Congress-led coalition in the 2009 general elections.

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