DEFINITIONS
The
2019 WORD
OF THE YEAR is...

spot-check

[ spot-chek ]
/ ˈspɒtˌtʃɛk /

verb (used with object)

to examine or investigate by means of a spot check.

verb (used without object)

to conduct a spot check.

Words related to spot-check

check, test

Words nearby spot-check

spot reducing, spot strike, spot test, spot test for infectious mononucleosis, spot tv, spot-check, spot-on, spot-weld, spotless, spotlight, spotsylvania

Origin of spot-check

First recorded in 1940–45

OTHER WORDS FROM spot-check

spot-check·er, noun

Definition for spot-check (2 of 2)

spot check

noun

a random sampling or quick sample investigation: A spot check showed that at least ten percent of the items were defective.

Origin of spot check

First recorded in 1940–45
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

British Dictionary definitions for spot-check

spot check

noun

a quick random examination
a check made without prior warning

verb spot-check

(tr) to perform a spot check on
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