speculate
31speculate — [ spɛkjʊleɪt] verb 1》 form a theory or conjecture without firm evidence. 2》 invest in stocks, property, or other ventures in the hope of gain but with the risk of loss. Derivatives speculation noun speculator noun Origin C16 (earlier (ME) as… …
32speculate — v. n. 1. Meditate, contemplate, cogitate, reflect, ponder, muse, ruminate, think, consider, theorize. 2. Trade (hazardously) …
33speculate — v 1. meditate, think, reflect, cogitate, excogitate, rationalize, intellectualize; deliberate, put on one s thinking cap, contemplate, ponder; study, muse, mull over, ruminate; digest, think over, ponder over, brood over; reflect over, reflect on …
34speculate — spec·u·late …
35speculate — [ˈspekjʊˌleɪt] verb 1) [I/T] to consider or discuss why something has happened 2) [I] to buy things such as SHARES and property, hoping to make a big profit later when you sell them speculator noun [C] …
36speculate — /ˈspɛkjəleɪt / (say spekyuhlayt) verb (i) (speculated, speculating) 1. (sometimes followed by on or upon) to engage in thought or reflection, or meditate. 2. to indulge in conjectural thought. 3. Commerce to buy and sell commodities, shares, etc …
37speculate — Ho opukapuka (invest). See conjecture …
38speculate — To take the risk of loss in view of possible gain. Arentsen v Moreland, 122 Wis 167, 99 NW 790. To buy or sell with the expectation of profiting by rise or fall in price; often to engage in hazardous business transactions for the chance of… …
39speculate — v. 1 intr. (usu. foll. by on, upon, about) form a theory or conjecture, esp. without a firm factual basis; meditate (speculated on their prospects). 2 tr. (foll. by that, how, etc. + clause) conjecture, consider (speculated how he might achieve… …
40if you don’t speculate, you can’t accumulate — 1925 WODEHOUSE ‘Bit of Luck for Mabel’ in Eggs, Beans and Crumpets (1963) 127 You can’t accumulate if you don’t speculate. So, though funds were running a bit low by this time, I invested a couple of bob in a cab. 1941 D. DODGE Death & Taxes… …
