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.

• CBT
• CBU
• cc
• CCTV
• CD
• c/d
• CD-ROM
• cede
• ceiling
• cellphone
• cellular
• centi-
• central bank
• central business district
• central counterparty
• centralize
• centralized
• central processing unit
• centre
• -centred
• centre of excellence
• CEO
• cert.
• certificate
• certificated