- check|er|spot
- check|er|spot «CHEHK uhr SPOT», noun.any one of a genus of butterflies that have black wings covered with many yellow spots and are widely distributed throughout the north temperate zone; chalcedon.
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spot check — ➔ check1 * * * spot check UK US noun [C] ► an examination of a company, activity, or process to make sure that everything is being done according to the rules, without warning the people involved that this is going to happen: a spot check of/on… … Financial and business terms
spot check — n an examination of a few things or people from a group, to check whether everything is correct or satisfactory spot check on ▪ spot checks on quality make/do/carry out etc spot checks ▪ We carry out spot checks on the vehicles before they leave… … Dictionary of contemporary English
check — A commercial demand deposit instrument signed by the maker and payable on the presentation to the bank on which it is drawn. American Banker Glossary A bill of exchange representing a draft on a bank from deposited funds that pays a certain sum… … Financial and business terms
spot check — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms spot check : singular spot check plural spot checks an occasion when you check a particular person or thing in a group without a particular reason for choosing them in order to make sure that there are no… … English dictionary
spot test — noun 1. a. : a test conducted on the spot to yield immediate results b. : a test limited to a few key or sample points or a relatively small percentage of random spots 2. : a chemical test carried out with one to several drops of solution of the… … Useful english dictionary
spot-check — spot′ check v. t. 1) cvb to examine or investigate with a spot check 2) cvb to conduct a spot check spot′ check er, n … From formal English to slang
spot check — ► NOUN ▪ a test made without warning on a randomly selected subject. ► VERB (spot check) ▪ subject to a spot check … English terms dictionary
spot-check — spot checker, n. /spot chek /, v.t. 1. to examine or investigate by means of a spot check. v.i. 2. to conduct a spot check. [1940 45] * * * … Universalium
spot check — spot checks also spot check N COUNT: oft N on n If someone carries out a spot check, they examine one thing from a group in order to make sure that it is satisfactory … English dictionary
spot check — noun count an occasion when someone in authority suddenly arrives to check something or suddenly decides to check a particular person or thing in a group … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
