Definition of speculation Speculation

/spɛˌkjʌlejˈʃʌn/ - [spekyuleyshun] - spec•u•la•tion

We found 25 definitions of speculation from 6 different sources.

What does speculation mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: speculations
speculation - an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits; "he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it"
		venture
		investment funds, investment the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank
		gamble a risky act or venture
		smart money people who are highly experienced or who have inside information; "the smart money said Truman would lose the election"
speculation - 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"
		conjecture
		hypothesis, theory, possibility a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices"
speculation - a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
		guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, hypothesis
		opinion, view the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)
speculation - 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"
		meditation
		musing, contemplation, rumination, thoughtfulness, reflexion, reflection a long and thoughtful observation

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Wiktionary

speculation (Noun)
The process of thinking or meditating on a subject.
speculation (Noun)
A judgement or conclusion reached by speculating.
speculation (Noun)
An investment involving higher-than-normal risk in order to obtain a higher-than-normal return.
speculation (Noun)
Examination by the eye; view.
speculation (Noun)
The act or process of reasoning a priori from premises given or assumed.
speculation (Noun)
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.
speculation (Noun)
A conclusion to which the mind comes by speculating; mere theory; notion; conjecture.
speculation (Noun)
Power of sight.
speculation (Noun)
A card game 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.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

speculation (n.)
The act of speculating.
speculation (n.)
Examination by the eye; view.
speculation (n.)
Mental view of anything in its various aspects and relations; contemplation; intellectual examination.
speculation (n.)
The act or process of reasoning a priori from premises given or assumed.
speculation (n.)
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.
speculation (n.)
Any business venture in involving unusual risks, with a chance for large profits.
speculation (n.)
A conclusion to which the mind comes by speculating; mere theory; view; notion; conjecture.
speculation (n.)
Power of sight.
speculation (n.)
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.

Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗

speculation
Speculation completes what extravagance began.

Wikipedia

Speculation has a special meaning when talking about money. The person who speculates is called a speculator. A speculator does not buy goods to own them, but to sell them later. The reason is that he wants to profit from the changes of market prices.

One tries to buy the goods when they are cheap and to sell them when they are expensive. There is a good chance to do that as long as the market price of a good changes often in different directions.

Speculation includes the buying, holding, selling, and short-selling of stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies, collectibles, real estate, derivatives or any valuable financial instrument. It is the opposite of buying because one wants to use them for daily life or to get income from them (as dividends or interest).

Speculation is one of the market roles in western financial markets. The others are hedging, long term investing and arbitrage. Speculators do not plan to keep an asset for a long time.