speculation

[US]/ˌspekjuˈleɪʃn/
[UK]/ˌspekjuˈleɪʃn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.contemplation, consideration; inference, conjecture, guess;speculation, speculative trading, speculation business

Phrases & Collocations

financial speculation

market speculation

speculation bubble

speculation risk

speculation about

Example Sentences

speculation against the euro

speculation on the likely effect of opting out.

profitable speculation on the stock market;

Speculation was rife as to whom the prince might marry.

she plunged gaily into speculation on the stock market.

the speculation and confusion which was rending the civilized world.

speculation ran rife that he was an arms dealer.

Your speculations were all quite close to the truth.

We have been given speculation and romance instead of the facts.

his resignation fuelled speculation of an imminent cabinet reshuffle.

The media speculation about their relationship has finally been laid to rest.

He was dropped from the team amid speculation that he was seriously ill.

A lucky speculation in the stock market put him on easy street for the rest of his life.

some of the speculation had been self-cancelling, with newspapers predicting that the government would take quite opposite courses.

Cynics point out that all this speculation is a great way of keeping Mr Bloomberg's name in lights, and avoiding the lame-duckery that has so crippled the man now in the White House.

Speculation had mounted that Malaysia would unpeg the currency because the fall in the value of the US dollar was making imports into the country more expensive.

Real-world Examples

Cue much speculation about another attempt to revive growth.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Her father, understandably, refused to entertain such speculation.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

There is much speculation online as to where the whale came from.

Source: The Chronicles of Novel Events

We've really removed as much speculation as possible.

Source: Natural History Museum

It was the middle name which provoked most speculation.

Source: BBC Listening Collection September 2016

Her absence led to much speculation about her whereabouts.

Source: Listening Digest

Carlson's exit sparked immediate speculation about his next move.

Source: Newsweek

Amidst all the controversy there's been speculation.

Source: CNN 10 Student English February 2019 Compilation

This prompted fevered speculation over the cliffhangers, and revelations he devised.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

There's been feverish speculation of course about what it was.

Source: BBC Listening Collection May 2023

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