26984 words

speculative

8 definitions • 14 examples
1
based on a guess and not on information:

Examples:

The article was dismissed as highly speculative.
bizarre and speculative theories
2
bought or done in order to make a profit in the future:

Examples:

The office block was built as a speculative venture.
Some of these buyers are speculative investors.
3
done or sent in the hope of getting a job with a company although no job has been advertised:

Examples:

If you know where you'd really like to work, don't be afraid of making a speculative application.
Send a speculative CV to Human Resources.
4
bought or done in order to make a profit in the future:

Examples:

a speculative venture
5
based on a guess and not on information:

Examples:

Our forecast for next year is speculative.
6
based on a guess and not on information:

Examples:

The idea that a merger of this kind would ever take place is purely speculative.
highly/overly speculative
7
done in order to make a profit even though there is risk that you may lose money:

Examples:

We should remember that a sign of the end of the first bubble was a large number of highly speculative transactions.
Company shares advanced 6p to 34p on speculative buying.
News of the sale led to considerable speculative activity on the exchange.
8
a speculative investor is willing to accept a high level of risk in the hope of making a profit:

Examples:

This stock should only be considered by the speculative investor.

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