Usually means: Work done without guaranteed payment.
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  1. on spec: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. on spec: Merriam-Webster
  3. on spec: Collins English Dictionary
  4. on spec: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. on spec: Wiktionary
  6. on spec: Dictionary.com
  7. On Spec: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. on spec: Stammtisch Beau Fleuve Acronyms
  9. on spec: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. MoneyGlossary.com (No longer online)
  2. INVESTORWORDS (No longer online)

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. on spec: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (on spec)

adverb:  In hope of success, using one's best guess.
adverb:  (colloquial, business) With the hope of selling it, as opposed to on commission (for hire) or with some other likewise assured outlet for getting paid or reselling.

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