spot-check

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [spot chek]
- /spɒt tʃɛk/
- /spɒt tʃek/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [spot chek]
- /spɒt tʃɛk/

Definitions of spot-check word

verb with object spot-check to examine or investigate by means of a spot check. 1
verb without object spot-check to conduct a spot check. 1
noun spot-check a random sampling or quick sample investigation: A spot check showed that at least ten percent of the items were defective. 1

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Origin of spot-check

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Spot-check

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Spot-check

spot-check popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.