speculation

Wikipedia

See also spéculation

English

Etymology

From Old French speculation (French: spéculation), from Late Latin speculationem, from Latin speculatio.

Pronunciation

• Audio (US)

  (file)

Noun

Wikipedia speculation (plural speculations)

1. The process of thinking or meditating on a subject
2. A judgment or conclusion reached by speculating
3. (business, finance) An investment involving higher than normal risk in order to obtain a higher than normal return

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:supposition

Derived terms

• "on speculation" (on spec) Creating a work with the hope of selling it, as opposed to creating a work "on commission" for hire.

Translations

process of thinking

Finnish: pohdinta, mietiskely, spekulaatio

French: spéculation (fr) f.

judgment or conclusion reached by speculating

Finnish: olettamus (fi), johtopäätös (fi) French: spéculation (fr) f.

German: Spekulation (de) f.

risky investment

Finnish: keinottelu, spekulaatio, spekulatiivinen investointi French: spéculation (fr) f. German: Spekulation (de) f.

Italian: speculazione (it) Russian: спекуляция (ru) (speculayciay)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.

Translations to be checked

Dutch: speculatie f. Spanish: especulación f.

Anagrams

• peculations