What does Speculation mean?
Definitions for Speculation
ˌspɛk yəˈleɪ ʃənspec·u·la·tion
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Speculation.
Princeton's WordNet
guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesisnoun
a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
speculation, conjecturenoun
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"
speculation, venturenoun
an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits
"he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it"
meditation, speculationnoun
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"
Wiktionary
speculationnoun
The process of thinking or meditating on a subject
speculationnoun
A judgment or conclusion reached by speculating
speculationnoun
An investment involving higher than normal risk in order to obtain a higher than normal return
Etymology: From speculation (French: spéculation), from speculationem, from speculatio.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Speculationnoun
Etymology: speculation, Fr. from speculate.
They who have, as who have not, whom their great stars
Throne and set high? servants
Which are to France the spies and speculations,
Intelligent of our state. William Shakespeare, King Lear.In all these things being fully persuaded, that what they did, it was obedience to the will of God, and that all men should do the like; there remained after speculation, practice whereunto the whole world might be framed. Richard Hooker.
Thenceforth to speculations high or deep,
I turn’d my thoughts; and with capacious mind
Consider’d all things visible. John Milton.News-writers afford matter of speculation. Addison.
From him Socrates derived the principles of morality, and most part of his natural speculations. William Temple.
This terrestrial globe, which before was only round in speculation, has since been surrounded by the fortune and boldness of many navigators. William Temple.
Thy bones are marrowless; thy blood is cold;
Thou hast no speculation in those eyes
Thou star’st with. William Shakespeare.
ChatGPT
speculation
Speculation is the process of making decisions or forming opinions based on incomplete information, conjecture, or the potential for future events. This often involves high levels of risk and uncertainty. It can refer to financial transactions, such as buying stocks or commodities with the hope of profit as prices fluctuate, or to assumptions made in various fields like science, history, or philosophy.
Webster Dictionary
Speculationnoun
the act of speculating
Speculationnoun
examination by the eye; view
Speculationnoun
mental view of anything in its various aspects and relations; contemplation; intellectual examination
Speculationnoun
the act or process of reasoning a priori from premises given or assumed
Speculationnoun
the act or practice of buying land, goods, shares, etc., in expectation of selling at a higher price, or of selling with the expectation of repurchasing at a lower price; a trading on anticipated fluctuations in price, as distinguished from trading in which the profit expected is the difference between the retail and wholesale prices, or the difference of price in different markets
Speculationnoun
any business venture in involving unusual risks, with a chance for large profits
Speculationnoun
a conclusion to which the mind comes by speculating; mere theory; view; notion; conjecture
Speculationnoun
power of sight
Speculationnoun
a game at cards in which the players buy from one another trumps or whole hands, upon a chance of getting the highest trump dealt, which entitles the holder to the pool of stakes
Etymology: [L. speculatio a spying out, observation: cf. F. spculation.]
Wikidata
Speculation
Speculation is the practice of engaging in risky financial transactions in an attempt to profit from short or medium term 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 stocks, bonds, commodity futures, currencies, fine art, collectibles, real estate, and derivatives. Speculators play one of four primary roles in financial markets, along with hedgers who engage in transactions to offset some other pre-existing risk, arbitrageurs who seek to profit from situations where fungible instruments trade at different prices in different market segments, and investors who seek profit through long-term ownership of an instrument's underlying attributes. The role of speculators is to absorb excess risk that other participants do not want, and to provide liquidity in the marketplace by buying or selling when no participants from the other categories are available. Successful speculation entails collecting an adequate level of monetary compensation in return for providing immediate liquidity and assuming additional risk so that, over time, the inevitable losses are offset by larger profits.
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Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Speculation' in Nouns Frequency: #1946
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Anagrams for Speculation »
peculations
placentious
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Speculation in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Speculation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of Speculation in a Sentence
The comments which have come up in media recently induce speculation and gossip, leading to erroneous conclusions regarding the Polish helicopter tenders, the only true information is that talks with the Economy Ministry continue and that we are ready to support our Polish partners.
These have usually been associated with cryptocurrencies where the celebrity will hype it up and then when people invest in it they in turn around and sell their currency at a profit, this speaks to the less savory side of all of NFT-blockchain-crypto, which is at least in part driven by hype and speculation.
Some alternatives are investments, others are no more than speculation.
His decision to retire is unrelated to any speculation of a federal investigation, chief Burke vehemently denies any wrongdoing whatsoever and looks forward to the next chapter in his life.
I will take the earnings from my speculative ventures and put them into investments. I am a greater proponent of investing than I am of speculation. Thanks, Gekko.
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- تخمينArabic
- spekulaceCzech
- SpekulationGerman
- κερδοσκοπίαGreek
- احتکارPersian
- päättely, [[spekulatiivinen]] [[investointi]], riskisijoitus, spekulointi, pohdinta, keinottelu, näkö, spekulaatio, mietiskely, johtopäätös, tarkastelu, järkeilyFinnish
- spéculationFrench
- सट्टाHindi
- spekulasiIndonesian
- speculazioneItalian
- 投機Japanese
- speculationisLatin
- especulaçãoPortuguese
- спекулирование, спекуляция, предположение, размышлениеRussian
- spekulationSwedish
- ஊகம்Tamil
- spekülasyonTurkish
- قیاسUrdu
- 推測Chinese
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