verb
- to form theories or guesses about something without having complete information
- to buy and sell stocks, property, or other investments hoping to make a profit from changes in their value
Usage: finance
Examples
- Scientists can only speculate about what caused the extinction.
- I speculate that the meeting was cancelled due to bad weather.
- Reporters speculated about the politician’s next move.
- Many people speculate in the stock market hoping to get rich quickly.
- He lost money speculating on real estate during the housing boom.
- It’s dangerous to speculate with money you can’t afford to lose.
- We can speculate all we want, but we won’t know until the results come in.