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SPOT CHECK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A check on work performance or product quality made at random times without warning
Example:
spot checks ensure a high level of performance by employees
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("spot check" is a kind of...):
check; check-out procedure; checkout (the act of inspecting or verifying)
Derivation:
spot-check (pick out random samples for examination in order to ensure high quality)