spec

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informal for

The article compares the specs of ten of the best-selling cars.

taking a chance, without being sure that you will get what you want:

We just turned up at the airport on spec, hoping that we'd be able to get tickets.

to plan, do, or make something according to a particular specification (= a detailed description of how something should be done or made):

I have seen players spec their characters into real killing machines.

You can also spec your TwinTop with a 197bhp engine.

used to describe a house, etc. that is designed and built by a person or company to be sold to anyone who will buy it, rather than for a particular customer:

spec home Building high-priced spec homes is a gamble that can pay off but also can prove disastrous when the market tightens.

spec house His company has one spec house for sale in Scottsdale for nearly $3.8 million.

short form ofspecification:

We’re drawing up the specs for your new bathroom this week.

abbreviation for

Always look at the car's spec before you sign a contract.

high/basic spec The PC with the most basic spec is the cheapest.

How much does it cost to continue retooling a mold when a customer keeps changing design specs?

taking a chance, without being sure that you will get what you want:

The builders built homes on spec - prior to finding a buyer.