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View synonyms for spot check
spot check
1noun
- a random sampling or quick sample investigation:
A spot check showed that at least ten percent of the items were defective.
spot-check
2[ spot-chek ]
verb (used with object)
- to examine or investigate by means of a spot check.
verb (used without object)
- to conduct a spot check.
spot check
noun
- a quick random examination
- a check made without prior warning
verb
- tr to perform a spot check on
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Other Words From
- spot-checker noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of spot check1
First recorded in 1940–45
Origin of spot check2
First recorded in 1940–45
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Example Sentences
The initial spot check notwithstanding, maybe there was something disturbingly wrong with this planet.
From Project Gutenberg
And there were over ten thousand randomized cards in that spot check.
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A spot check of newspapers in Philadelphia and New York reveals a pattern quite similar.
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