fillip
noun
[ ˈfɪlɪp ]
• something which acts as a stimulus or boost to an activity.
• "the halving of car tax would provide a fillip to sales"
Similar:
stimulus,
stimulation,
stimulant,
boost,
encouragement,
incitement,
incentive,
impetus,
inducement,
motivation,
tonic,
uplift,
lift,
reviver,
spur,
goad,
prod,
push,
prompt,
aid,
help,
shot in the arm,
pick-me-up,
• a movement made by bending the last joint of the finger against the thumb and suddenly releasing it; a flick of the finger.
fillip
verb
• propel (a small object) with a flick of the fingers.
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘make a fillip with the fingers’): symbolic; compare with flick, flip1.
