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speculation

speculation
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  • risicovolle transactie, waarbij men bij zich voordoende prijsstijging of prijsdaling kans op veel winst, maar ook op een groot verlies heeft
  • continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature

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speculation
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    • an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits
    "he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it"

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    speculation
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      • a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
      "speculations about the outcome of the election"

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      speculation
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      • meditatie
      • continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature

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      speculation
      Zelfstandig naamwoord
      • windhandel
      • continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature

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      speculation
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        • a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

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        1. Speculation is growing apace.
        2. That's pure speculation.
        3. Objection, Your Honor, this is all speculation.
        4. He sometimes indulges himself in idle speculation.
        5. I don't engage in idle speculation.
        6. He consumed much of each day in idle speculation.
        7. No speculation has taken place concerning the motives.
        8. He lost the greater part of his fortune in speculation.
        9. TRANSITIONAL MEASURES TO AVOID SPECULATION AND MARKET DISTURBANCE
        10. It should nevertheless be underlined, that this 2,5 EUR figure is very close to speculation.
        11. Such returns may conceivably also occur for reasons other than transport requirements, and more particularly for the purpose of speculation.
        12. In order to prevent speculation, a security relating to import rights should be fixed for each applicant under the quota.
        13. Without that written record, we would be forced to embark on post hoc speculation about the thought process by which the investigating authority arrived at its ultimate conclusions.
        14. In view of the likelihood of speculation inherent in the system in the poultrymeat sector, clear conditions should be laid down as regards access by operators.
        15. In view of the risk of speculation inherent in the arrangements in the pigmeat sector, traders' access to the arrangements should be subject to compliance with specific conditions.