speculation


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speculation
n. contemplation, deliberation; conjecture, hypothesis; act of engaging in risky business transactions; buying and selling of commodities in order to profit from market fluctuations

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Speculation
Speculation is the practice of engaging in risky financial transactions in an attempt to profit from fluctuations in the market value of a tradable good such as a financial instrument, rather than attempting to profit from the underlying financial attributes embodied in the instrument such as capital gains, interest, or dividends. Many speculators pay little attention to the fundamental value of a security and instead focus purely on price movements. Speculation can in principle involve any tradable good or financial instrument. Speculators are particularly common in the markets for stocksbondscommodity futurescurrenciesfine artcollectiblesreal estate, and derivatives.

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speculation

Noun
1. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
(synonym) guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, hypothesis
(hypernym) opinion, view
(hyponym) divination
(derivation) speculate
2. a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence); "speculations about the outcome of the election"; "he dismissed it as mere conjecture"
(synonym) conjecture
(hypernym) hypothesis, possibility, theory
(derivation) speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose
3. an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits; "he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it"
(synonym) venture
(hypernym) investment, investment funds
(hyponym) gamble
(derivation) speculate, job
4. continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature; "the habit of meditation is the basis for all real knowledge"
(synonym) meditation
(hypernym) contemplation, reflection, reflexion, rumination, musing, thoughtfulness
(derivation) chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate


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spéculation
nf. speculation, contemplation, deliberation, hypothesis; act of engaging in risky business transactions, buying and selling of commodities in order to profit from market fluctuations

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speculation
n. spekulace; dohad