How to Pronounce "on spec"
expression
ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈspɛk
AHN-SPEK
ˈɒn/ /spˈɛk
ON-SPEK
Definition
If you do something 'on spec', you do it without being hired or asked first, hoping you will get paid or it will be accepted after you finish.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈspɛk
British English
ˈɒn/ /spˈɛk
Simplified Pronunciation
US
AHN-SPEK
UK
ON-SPEK
Listen in Context
He wrote the article on spec, hoping a magazine would buy it.
The designer submitted her work on spec to the company.
Many artists create paintings on spec and then try to sell them.
She pitched her short story to publishers on spec, just to see if there was any interest.