fillip
Example Sentences
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After the last reporting season, they all received a slight fillip after they upped their proposed capex to a level equivalent to 92% of their cashflow.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
Though lower interest rates ought to provide a fillip for gold and silver, it seems investors are looking for scraps of news to unwind their recent parabolic rallies.
From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026
Dupont is a megastar in the 15-a-side ranks, captain of his country and voted 2021 World Player of the Year, and switching to the smaller format has been a huge fillip for the event.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2024
The drop in yields has been a fillip for non-yielding gold which stood at $2,000 an ounce and near its October peak of $2,009.29.
From Reuters ● Nov. 27, 2023
They lived mostly on these things made from stale bread, and condensed milk and coffee, onions, potatoes, and always the penny’s worth of something bought at the last minute, added for fillip.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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