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Meanings of speculation in English

Portuguese
conjecturas
Catalan
conjetura
Spanish
conjetura

A message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence.

      conjecturas
      Portuguese
      especulação
      Catalan
      especulació
      Spanish
      especulación

      An investment that is very risky but could yield great profits.

            especulação
            Portuguese
            meditação

            Continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature.

                  meditação
                  Usage of speculation in English
                  1
                  Cook's announcement followed recent speculation that he had a substance abuse problem.
                  Reuters
                  2
                  However, they confirmed their split earlier this month following weeks of speculation.
                  News.com.au
                  3
                  However, we won't discuss rumors or speculation, United said in a statement.
                  Reuters
                  4
                  They come up with a great deal more speculation than solid information.
                  Provenance
                  5
                  The London market opened strongly today amid takeover speculation over broadcaster ITV.
                  The Irish Times
                  6
                  The fact of the matter is in their case it's simply speculation.
                  Radio NZ
                  7
                  This is the whole problem: not enough hard information, too much speculation.
                  The undertaker's gift
                  8
                  We therefore do not want to get involved in speculation, he said.
                  Reuters
                  9
                  A Flipkart spokesman said the company would not comment on market speculation.
                  Reuters
                  10
                  A PPF spokeswoman said the company would not comment on market speculation.
                  Reuters
                  11
                  A PPF spokeswoman said the company did not comment on market speculation.
                  Reuters
                  12
                  A Temasek spokeswoman said the company did not comment on market speculation.
                  Reuters
                  13
                  A Fraport spokesman said the company would not comment on market speculation.
                  Reuters
                  14
                  A Saks spokeswoman said the company did not comment on market speculation.
                  Reuters
                  15
                  An AstraZeneca spokeswoman said the company does not comment on market speculation.
                  Reuters
                  16
                  An Ashland spokesman said the company does not comment on market speculation.
                  Reuters
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                  Speculation through the time
                  Speculation across language varieties
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                  Common
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                  Common
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