spec
Usually specs . specification (def. 2).
built, done, bought, etc., as a speculation: the construction of spec houses.
to provide specifications for: The custom turbocharger was spec'd by our mechanic.
(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 about spec
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 of spec
1Other words from spec
- spec’·er, speck·er, noun
Other definitions for spec. (2 of 2)
special.
specially.
specifically.
specification.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use spec in a sentence
Even if you do dig into the spec sheets, you’ll typically find whatever Qualcomm’s latest chip is inside most high-end Android phones.
Why you want Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon chip inside your next phone | Stan Horaczek | December 2, 2020 | Popular-ScienceWe expect new models to come with a boost in power, improved efficiency, and a list of fancy new features that look good on a spec sheet.
The recommended specs for portrait images are 960 x 1200 with a minimum requirement of 480 x 600.
Google Discovery ads can now use your 4:5 social image assets | Ginny Marvin | December 1, 2020 | Search Engine LandAdditionally, you should feel confident knowing what you’re looking for when checking out monitor specs like resolution, refresh rate, and aspect ratio.
We’ll go over what you need to know about monitor specs, brands, and budget-picks to set you up for success.
We have twenty-one of them up, specking the sky as clearly as a bacteriologist's slide is specked with microbes.
Letters from France | C. E. W. BeanFrom the heights around Ashfield, he has seen, time and again, their white sails specking some distant field of blue.
British Dictionary definitions for spec (1 of 2)
/ (spɛk) informal /
on spec as a speculation or gamble: all the tickets were sold so I went to the theatre on spec
(prenominal) Australian and NZ speculative: a spec developer
Origin of spec
1British Dictionary definitions for spec. (2 of 2)
specification
speculation
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with spec
see on spec.
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Browse