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spot check
1noun
- a random sampling or quick sample investigation:
A spot check showed that at least ten percent of the items were defective.
spot-check
2[ spot-chek ]
verb (used with object)
- to examine or investigate by means of a spot check.
verb (used without object)
- to conduct a spot check.
spot check
noun
- a quick random examination
- a check made without prior warning
verb
- tr to perform a spot check on
Other Words From
- spot-checker noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of spot check1
Origin of spot check2
Example Sentences
The midseason, haphazard spot checks are messy, but the team thinks messy is kind of OK.
They also noted that other Australian states had police do spot checks of people who were supposed to be in isolation.
I suspect it might not be as severe as many may think if they did spot checks, mainly because I was seeing different results each time I checked.
The initial spot check notwithstanding, maybe there was something disturbingly wrong with this planet.
And there were over ten thousand randomized cards in that spot check.
A spot check of newspapers in Philadelphia and New York reveals a pattern quite similar.
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