English-Thai Dictionary

speculation

N การ ใคร่ครวญ  การ พิจารณา  meditation consideration kan-kai-kruan

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SPECULATION

Spec `u *la "tion, n. Etym: [L. speculatio a spying out, observation: cf. F. spéculation.]

 

1. The act of speculating. Specifically: -- (a ) Examination by the eye; view. [Obs. ] (b ) Mental view of anything in its various aspects and relations; contemplation; intellectual examination. Thenceforth to speculations high or deep I turned my thoughts. Milton. (c ) (Philos.)

 

Defn: The act or process of reasoning a priori from premises given or assumed. (d ) (Com. ) The act or practice of buying land, goods, shares, etc. , in expectation of selling at a higher price, or of selling with the expectation of repurchasing at a lower price; a trading on anticipated fluctuations in price, as distinguished from trading in which the profit expected is the difference between the retail and wholesale prices, or the difference of price in different markets. 1 year ) is considered investment. Sudden fortunes, indeed, are sometimes made in such places, by what is called the trade of speculation. A. Smith. Speculation, while confined within moderate limits, is the agent for equalizing supply and demand, and rendering the fluctuations of price less sudden and abrupt than they would otherwise be. F. A. Walker.

 

(e ) Any business venture in involving unusual risks, with a chance for large profits.

 

2. A conclusion to which the mind comes by speculating; mere theory; view; notion; conjecture. From him Socrates derived the principles of morality, and most part of his natural speculations. Sir W. temple. To his speculations on these subjects he gave the lofty name of the "Oracles of Reason. " Macaulay.

 

3. Power of sight. [Obs. ] Thou hast no speculation in those eyes. Shak.

 

4. A game at cards in which the players buy from one another trumps or whole hands, upon a chance of getting the highest trump dealt, which entitles the holder to the pool of stakes.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

speculation

spec u la tion |ˌspekyəˈlāSHən spekjuˈleɪʃn | ▶noun 1 the forming of a theory or conjecture without firm evidence: there has been widespread speculation that he plans to quit | this is pure speculation on my part | these are only speculations. 2 investment in stocks, property, or other ventures in the hope of gain but with the risk of loss: the company's move into property speculation. he was a millionaire from speculations on the stock market.

 

Oxford Dictionary

speculation

specu |la ¦tion |ˌspɛkjʊˈleɪʃn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the forming of a theory or conjecture without firm evidence: there has been widespread speculation that he plans to quit | this is pure speculation on my part | [ count noun ] : these are only speculations. 2 investment in stocks, property, etc. in the hope of gain but with the risk of loss: the company's move into property speculation. [ count noun ] : he was a millionaire from speculations on the stock market.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

speculation

speculation noun 1 his resignation fuelled speculation of an imminent cabinet reshuffle: conjecture, theorizing, hypothesizing, supposition, guesswork; talk; theory, hypothesis, thesis, postulation, guess, surmise, opinion, notion; prediction, forecast; informal guesstimate. 2 a speculation on the stock market: gamble, venture, risk; gambling; investment; informal spec; Brit. informal flutter; archaic adventure.

 

French Dictionary

spéculation

spéculation n. f. nom féminin 1 philosophie Considération théorique. : Se livrer à des spéculations. SYNONYME théorie . ANTONYME pratique . 2 Technique d ’achat ou de revente de biens, de titres en vue de tirer profit des fluctuations de leur prix, de leur cours. : Les promoteurs font de la spéculation sur des immeubles du quartier. FORME FAUTIVE spéculations. Anglicisme au sens de conjecture, hypothèse, prédiction.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

speculation

spec u la tion /spèkjəléɪʃ (ə )n /名詞 C U 1 «…についての /…という » 推測, 憶測 (guess ); 熟考, 思索 «about , on , as to , over /that 節 » ▸ fuel [prompt ] speculation about his death 彼の死をめぐる憶測を呼ぶ ▸ pure [wild, idle ] speculation まったくの推測 [当て推量 ].2 (熟考の末の )結論, 見解 .3 «…への » 投機, 思惑 «in » .