spec
noun
Usually specs specification.
spec
1 American
[spek]
/ spɛk /
noun
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Usually specs specification.
adjective
verb (used with object)
spec'd,
specked,
specced,
spec'ing,
specking,
speccing
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to provide specifications for.
The custom turbocharger was spec'd by our mechanic.
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(in a video game) to create or update (a character) by assigning attributes, skills, weapons, armor, and other items that affect the character’s powers, speed, strength, intelligence, etc..
Do your research before you spec your character, because some builds are just not viable and this game does not allow you to re-spec.
idioms
spec.
2
American
abbreviation
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special.
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specially.
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specifically.
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specification.
spec.
1
British
abbreviation
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specification
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speculation
spec
2
British
/ spɛk /
noun
adjective
spec
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Etymology
Origin of spec
An Americanism dating back to 1785–95; by shortening
Example Sentences
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In Bel-Air, a 105,000-square-foot spec house was marketed for $500 million, but by the time it was finished, it was already falling into disrepair and ended up being auctioned off for $141 million.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
A complication was that McLaren were not running the latest specification of Mercedes power-unit, so can expect an uplift when they switch in Australia to the latest spec.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
But this stabilization was due to “relative strength at the move-up and discretionary price points, which offset declining home sizes at the entry-level and spec price points,” the analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025
Nvidia and other chip designers pay high development costs to design GPUs to spec for buyers of huge quantities.
From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025
The guy, a tall red-faced spec four with freckles and a shock of red hair, told me he would look her up and that I could leave my name and come by later.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
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