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spec⋅u⋅la⋅tion

  [spek-yuh-ley-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
2. a single instance or process of consideration.
3. a conclusion or opinion reached by such contemplation: These speculations are impossible to verify.
4. conjectural consideration of a matter; conjecture or surmise: a report based on speculation rather than facts.
5. engagement in business transactions involving considerable risk but offering the chance of large gains, esp. trading in commodities, stocks, etc., in the hope of profit from changes in the market price.
6. a speculative commercial venture or undertaking.
Origin:
1325–75; ME speculacioun < LL speculātiōn- (s. of speculātiō) exploration, observation. See speculate, -ion

Synonyms:
3. supposition, view, theory, hypothesis.
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spec·u·la·tion   (spěk'yə-lā'shən)   
n.  

    1. Contemplation or consideration of a subject; meditation.

    2. A conclusion, opinion, or theory reached by conjecture.

    3. Reasoning based on inconclusive evidence; conjecture or supposition.

    4. Engagement in risky business transactions on the chance of quick or considerable profit.

    5. A commercial or financial transaction involving speculation.

    1. Engagement in risky business transactions on the chance of quick or considerable profit.

    2. A commercial or financial transaction involving speculation.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

speculation 
c.1374, "contemplation, consideration," from O.Fr. speculation, from L.L. speculationem (nom. speculatio) "contemplation, observation," from L. speculatus, pp. of speculari "observe," from specere "to look at, view" (see scope (1)). Disparaging sense of "mere conjecture" is recorded from 1575. Meaning "buying and selling in search of profit from rise and fall of market value" is recorded from 1774; short form spec is attested from 1794. Speculator in the financial sense is first recorded 1778. Speculate is a 1599 back-formation.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

speculation

The taking of above-average risks to achieve above-average returns, generally during a relatively short period of time. Speculation involves buying something on the basis of its potential selling price rather than on the basis of its actual value.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: spec·u·la·tion
Pronunciation: "spe-ky&-'lA-sh&n
Function: noun
: an act or instance of speculating: as a : assumption of unusual business risk in hopes of obtaining commensurate gain b : a transaction involving such speculation
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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