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on spec

 

1. using money risked in the hope of profit; on speculation. He lives by buying and selling houses on spec. I think it might be an idea to build a few yachts on spec just now.

2. as specified; right on specifications. This has been built exactly on spec—just as you asked. It's important to make sure the design is on spec or the customer will not pay.

See also: on

on spec

if you do something on spec, you do it without being sure that you will get what you want You could always turn up at the airport on spec and see what's available on the day. I sent in an article on spec and they published it.

See also: on

on spec

Done on a speculative basis; with no assurance of profit. For example, We didn't design our house; the builder built it on spec. The use of spec as an abbreviation for speculation dates from the late 1700s.

See also: on

on spec

On a speculation basis; with no assurance of profit: houses built on spec; writes TV commercials on spec.

See also: on