speculativeadjective
uk/ˈspek.jə.lə.tɪv/us/ˈspek.jə.lə.t̬ɪv/speculative adjective (GUESS)
based on a guess and not on information:
The article was dismissed as highly speculative.
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Guesses and assumptions
- a shot in the dark idiom
- approximation
- assumption
- ballpark
- bet
- conjecture
- educated guess
- estimate
- guess
- guesstimate
- overestimate
- preception
- preconception
- presumption
- presupposition
- proposition
- shot
- sneaking
- supposition
- surmise
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speculative adjective (TRADE)
bought or done in order to make a profit in the future:
The office block was built as a speculative venture.
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Stock markets
- arbitrage
- bear
- bourse
- buy-in
- cash
- cash out sth
- dead cat bounce
- Dow Jones
- haircut
- intangible asset
- investment
- mature
- maturity
- negotiable
- rogue trader
- speculation
- stockbroker
- stockholder
- trading
- unit trust
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Profits & losses
speculatively
adverb uk/ˈspek.jə.lə.tɪv.li/us/ˈspek.jə.lə.t̬ɪv.li/