fillip

IPA: fˈɪɫʌp

(archaic) The action of holding the tip of a finger against the thumb and then releasing it with a snap; a flick.
A sharp strike or tap made using this action, or (by extension) by other means.
(by extension) Something unimportant, a trifle; also, the brief time it takes to flick one's finger (see noun sense 1); a jiffy.
(by extension) Something that excites or stimulates.

(transitive) To strike, project, or propel with a fillip (that is, a finger released quickly after being pressed against the thumb); to flick.
(transitive, by extension) To project quickly; to snap.
(transitive, by extension) To strike or tap smartly.
(transitive, figuratively) To drive as if by a fillip (noun sense 1); to excite, stimulate, whet.
(transitive, intransitive) To make a fillip (noun sense 1) (with the fingers).

Examples of "fillip" in Sentences

The result was a short-term fillip to statistical GDP but no surge in real growth.
Therefore, there might be some short-term fillip given to the market whether from the government or other sources.
Just as critics predicted, the rebate checks gave consumer spending a short-term fillip without changing longer-term incentives.
Tax reform that lowers marginal rates while eliminating exemptions would make the economy more productive in the long run; but it would provide no short-term fillip to demand.
Copper consumption is expected to fall 9\% this year but purchases by China's State Board could have provided a short-term fillip to pricing along with speculation that US economic activity would improve.