Speculation
11Speculation — (vom latein. speculari, scharf nach etwas ausschauen, spähen, um sich blicken, erwägen), dann in der Philosophie das Streben nach und Erringen von eigentlichen Vernunfterkenntnissen d.h. von solchen, welche über die Erfahrung zu den ersten… …
12speculation — Speculation, Speculatus, huius speculatus …
13speculation — [spek΄yə lā′shən] n. 1. a) the act of speculating, or meditating b) a thought or conjecture 2. c) the act of speculating in stocks, land, etc. d) a speculative business venture …
14Speculation — Speculator redirects here. For the village, see Speculator, New York. For the Montana mining incident, see Speculator Mine disaster. This article is about the financial term. For other uses, see Speculation (disambiguation). Financial market… …
15speculation — noun 1 making guesses about sth ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, intense, much, widespread ▪ further, increasing, renewed ▪ continuing ( …
16speculation — An attempt to profit from commodity price changes through the purchase and/or sale of commodity futures. In the process, the speculator assumes the risk that the hedger is transferring, and provides liquidity in the market. The CENTER ONLINE… …
17speculation — n. meditation, thinking 1) to indulge in speculation 2) idle; wild speculation 3) a flurry of speculation 4) speculation about (speculation about the upcoming elections) 5) speculation that + clause (there was speculation that a treaty would be… …
18spéculation — (spé ku la sion ; en vers, de cinq syllabes) s. f. 1° Action d observer attentivement. La spéculation des astres. • Ces hommes adonnés aux spéculations des choses célestes, FLÉCH. Serm. pour le jour des rois.. • Aristote prétend que l… …
19speculation */*/ — UK [ˌspekjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌspekjəˈleɪʃ(ə)n] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms speculation : singular speculation plural speculations 1) ideas or discussion about why something has happened or what might happen speculation about: There has …
20speculation — spec|u|la|tion [ ,spekjə leıʃn ] noun count or uncount ** 1. ) guesses about why something has happened or what might happen: speculation about: There has been a great deal of speculation about what will happen after the elections. speculation… …
