speculate – Deutsch–English translations

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speculate verb

  /ˈspek.jəˌlæɪt/ , /ˈspɛk.jəˌleɪt/ , /ˈspɛk.jʊˌleɪt/
  • to make a risky trade
  • (obsolete in English) to meditate
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speculation noun

  /ˌspek.jəˈlæɪ.ʃən/ , /ˌspɛk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/
  • business, finance: investment involving higher-than-normal risk
  • judgment or conclusion reached by speculating
  • act or practice of investing in expectation of making a profit from future price changes
  • process of thinking or meditation
 Spekulation
  • philosophy: act or process of reasoning from premises given or assumed
 Betrachtung, Spekulation

speculative adjective

  /ˈspɛkjuləˌtɪv/ , /ˈspɛkjələˌtɪv/ , /ˈspɛkjəˌleɪtɪv/
  • characterized by speculation; based on guessing or unfounded opinions
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speculator noun

  /ˈspɛkjʊˌleɪtə/
  • one who speculates; as in investing
 Spekulant, Spekulantin
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