Betekenis van speculation In het Nederlands

• 0 the activity of guessing possible answers to a question without having enough information to be certain:

  • Rumours that they are about to marry have been dismissed as pure speculation.

  • Speculation about his future plans is rife.

  • [ + that ] News of the president's illness fuelled/prompted speculation that an election will be held later in the year.

• 1 the act of speculating in order to make a profit

• 2 the act of guessing possible answers to a question without having enough information to be certain:

  • Rumours that the CEO is retiring have been dismissed as pure speculation.

  • speculation about sth The news led to speculation about possible further departures among the senior executive team.

  • speculation (that) There is speculation that fourth quarter GDP growth could be revised downwards.

  • The dollar rose amid speculation that central banks could buy the currency in collaboration.

  • fuel/prompt speculation The chairman's speech fuelled speculation that a merger will happen later in the year.

  • on speculation The stock shot up recently on speculation that a financing package was imminent.

• 3 the act of buying something hoping that its value will increase and then selling at this higher price in order to make a profit:

  • speculation on/in sth Evidence that the economy is accelerating could fuel further speculation in commodity markets.

  • The share issue coincided with a huge rise in amateur stock market speculation.