-
"he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it"nounan investment that is very risky but could yield great profits
Similar:
type of: -
nouna message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
Similar:
-
"speculations about the outcome of the election"nouna hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
Similar:
type of: -
nouncontinuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
Similar:
Definition that contains speculation
- question place in doubt or express doubtful speculation
- wonder place in doubt or express doubtful speculation
- visionary a person given to fanciful speculations and enthusiasms with little regard for what is actually possible
- tout one who sells advice about gambling or speculation (especially at the racetrack)
- rationalist someone who emphasizes observable facts and excludes metaphysical speculation about origins or ultimate causes
- tipster one who sells advice about gambling or speculation (especially at the racetrack)
- oken German naturalist whose speculations that plants and animals are made up of tiny living `infusoria' led to the cell theory (1779-1851)
- positivist someone who emphasizes observable facts and excludes metaphysical speculation about origins or ultimate causes
- lorenz oken German naturalist whose speculations that plants and animals are made up of tiny living `infusoria' led to the cell theory (1779-1851)
- lorenz okenfuss German naturalist whose speculations that plants and animals are made up of tiny living `infusoria' led to the cell theory (1779-1851)