spot /; AmE / noun

FIXED SPOT, HOT SPOT

1 (Finance ) [sing.] (used with nouns)

connected with a system of trading where goods are delivered and paid for immediately after sale:

He had made considerable losses on spot trades.

Spot gas sales to Britain will rise next year.

2 (Marketing ) [C]

a television advertisement:

a 30-second TV spot

3 [C]

a position in a competition:

The two firms are competing for top spot in the PC market.

• tax form
• tax-free
• tax haven
• tax holiday
• tax incentive
• tax invoice
• tax liability
• tax lien
• tax loss
• taxman
• tax obligation
• taxpayer
• tax provision
• tax rate
• tax relief
• tax return
• tax sale
• tax schedule
• tax shelter
• tax subsidy
• tax take
• tax threshold
• tax year
• t.b.
• T.B.A