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speculation noun

  /ˌspek.jəˈlæɪ.ʃən/ , /ˌspɛk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/
  • (business, finance) An investment involving higher-than-normal risk in order to obtain a higher-than-normal return.
 спекулация
  • 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.
 спекулация, предположе́ние, размишле́ние

speculate verb

  /ˈspek.jəˌlæɪt/ , /ˈspɛk.jəˌleɪt/ , /ˈspɛk.jʊˌleɪt/
  • (obsolete, intransitive) To think, meditate or reflect on a subject; to consider, to deliberate or cogitate.
 размишлявам
  • (intransitive) To make an inference based on inconclusive evidence; to surmise or conjecture.
  • (intransitive, business, finance) To make a risky trade in the hope of making a profit; to venture or gamble.
 спекулирам

speculative adjective

  /ˈspɛkjuləˌtɪv/ , /ˈspɛkjələˌtɪv/ , /ˈspɛkjəˌleɪtɪv/
  • Characterized by speculation; based on guessing, unfounded opinions, or extrapolation.
 рискован, спекулативен

speculator noun

  • (business, finance) One who speculates; as in investing, one who is willing to take volatile risks upon invested principal for the potential of substantial returns.
 спекулант
conjecture, surmise, guess, speculation
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