speccing
spec
[spek] noun, adjective, verb, spec'd or specked or specced, spec'·ing or speck·ing or spec·cing. adjective
3.
built, done, bought, etc., as a speculation: the construction of spec houses.
verb (used with object)
Idioms 4.
to provide specifications for: Their newest truck was spec'd by a computer.
5.
on spec, made, built, or done with hopes of but no assurance of payment or a sale; without commitment by a client or buyer: ad illustrations done on spec; luxury homes built on spec and sold before completion.
Origin:
1785–95, Americanism; by shortening
1785–95, Americanism; by shortening
Related forms
spec·’er, speck·er, noun
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| —n | |
| 1. | on spec as a speculation or gamble: all the tickets were sold so I went to the theatre on spec |
| —adj | |
| 2. | (Austral), (NZ) (prenominal) speculative: a spec developer |
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specs definition[spɛks]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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