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Speculation :: Speculation (n.) 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..

Theoretics :: Theoretics (n.) The speculative part of a science; speculation.

Theory :: Theory (n.) A doctrine, or scheme of things, which terminates in speculation or contemplation, without a view to practice; hypothesis; speculation..

Theoretical :: Theoretical (a.) Pertaining to theory; depending on, or confined to, theory or speculation; speculative; terminating in theory or speculation: not practical; as, theoretical learning; theoretic sciences..

Owing :: Owing (P. p. & a.) Had or experienced as a consequence, result, issue, etc.; ascribable; -- with to; as, misfortunes are often owing to vices; his failure was owing to speculations..

Theoric :: Theoric (n.) Speculation; theory.

Speculator :: Speculator (n.) One who engages in speculation; one who buys and sells goods, land, etc., with the expectation of deriving profit from fluctuations in price..

Pan :: Pan (v. i.) To turn out (profitably or unprofitably); to result; to develop; as, the investigation, or the speculation, panned out poorly..

Speculative :: Speculative (a.) Given to speculation; contemplative.

Freethinking :: Freethinking (n.) Undue boldness of speculation; unbelief.

Realize :: Realize (v. t.) To acquire as an actual possession; to obtain as the result of plans and efforts; to gain; to get; as, to realize large profits from a speculation..

Speculation :: Speculation (n.) Mental view of anything in its various aspects and relations; contemplation; intellectual examination.

Speculation :: Speculation (n.) Examination by the eye; view.

Plunge :: Plunge (v. i.) To bet heavily and with seeming recklessness on a race, or other contest; in an extended sense, to risk large sums in hazardous speculations..

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

Philosophation :: Philosophation (n.) Philosophical speculation and discussion.

Speculation :: Speculation (n.) The act or process of reasoning a priori from premises given or assumed.

Speculation :: Speculation (n.) A conclusion to which the mind comes by speculating; mere theory; view; notion; conjecture.

Speculation :: Speculation (n.) 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..

Plunge :: Plunge (n.) Heavy and reckless betting in horse racing; hazardous speculation.

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