spec
Example Sentences
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The military still lacks the multiyear funding to fully meet its production targets, prompting some officials to ask defense contractors to add more capacity on spec ahead of actual orders.
DaCosta: I wrote it on spec, so I wasn’t thinking about anything besides letting my freak flag fly, basically.
From Los Angeles Times
A few days later, Los Angeles touted its first completion only to face criticism because the house was a builder spec home permitted for demolition and rebuilding before the Palisades fire destroyed it.
From Los Angeles Times
A friend asked if I wanted to write a sitcom spec script.
Some new companies, such as Texas-based Fermi, are essentially building power plants on spec, betting that tech companies will eventually pay up for their electricity.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
