1
: specification
—usually used in plural
also
: a single quantity (such as a dimension or a measure of performance) describing a product especially as part of a specification
2
: speculation
built the house on spec
Examples of spec in a Sentence
Noun
parts built according to spec
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Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Miramax won the spec in a bidding battle last May, with The Picture Company partners Alex Heineman and Andrew Rona producing.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2025
In the meantime, head over to our feature and spec comparison of all three new models.
—PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Only tiny specs came out — nothing like the first time.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Miramax won the spec in a bidding battle last May, with The Picture Company partners Alex Heineman and Andrew Rona producing.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
Ansari had previously asked him to spec a watch for another feature—a request that gradually drew him into Hollywood consulting.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2025
In the meantime, head over to our feature and spec comparison of all three new models.
—PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Spec.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spec. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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spec
transitive verbˈspek
specced or spec'd
ˈspekt 
; speccing
; speccing
ˈspe-kiŋ
: to write specifications for
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