speculative
spekulatif
definition
adjective
discussion of the question is largely speculative
engaged in, expressing, or based on conjecture rather than knowledge.
Regulators fear that informal lending is fueling speculative investment in real estate and other sectors.
(of an investment) involving a high risk of loss.
translation of 'speculative'
adjective
untung-untungan,
spekulatif
example
Anderson said construction could start with two 'speculative' buildings.
This enabled them to invest in major infrastructure projects as well as more 'speculative' ventures.
She slid a 'speculative' glance at her boyfriend.
If you want to win then you need to look at more 'speculative' ventures.
‘The days of ITspending on 'speculative' ventures is gone,’ he said.
And some believe that recent price rises partly reflect an increase in 'speculative' trading in oil, as investors look for quick returns by buying and selling oil futures.
It is a pity that they should wish to finance this by selling land for 'speculative' building development to the detriment of our environment.
Atwood uses the term 'speculative' fiction rather than science fiction.
Another 'speculative' building is on the drawing board for Westside Industrial Park.
The ensuing pattern of highly 'speculative' investment led to the savings-and-loan scandal of the 1980s.
The shares closed last week at around $10 and analysts have a 'speculative' buy on the stock due to the high risks associated with the company and a price target of $19.
They are entirely guesswork, 'speculative' and based on unsound mathematics designed to promote the private healthcare system.
However, this has not deterred rampant 'speculative' investment, which has worsened energy shortages further.
Dowling said the scheme was one of the ‘largest and most ambitious 'speculative' schemes undertaken in the city’.
I feel that any investment in retail is highly 'speculative' , simply because any business where cash changes hands repeatedly is high risk.
The potential outcome is obviously 'speculative' and up for conjecture, but there is usually evidence to support one side or another.
Five of the units were 'speculative' projects which would be readily available for companies seeking new premises in the area.
Sixth, what on earth are they doing investing in a buyout fund - one of the most 'speculative' punts you can have on the financial markets?
Some of it has to do with 'speculative' investing in those markets, which I never anticipated several years ago would happen.
Investment is highly 'speculative' , in that bankable reserves have not yet been identified.
Shooting her a 'speculative' glance, he rested his elbow on the desk and rubbed his chin thoughtfully.
They are seizing the initiative, investigating 'speculative' projects as a satisfying approach to their profession.
The small shareholders will be hoping to turn around the fortunes of a 'speculative' investment that so many have come to bitterly regret.
He gave Julien a 'speculative' glance and then grinned.
He knew his tacit non-response would prompt all sorts of 'speculative' conjecture.
Again and again the historian is confronted by absence, gaps and empty spaces which only 'speculative' conjecture can fill.
When I did no more than dumbly blink back he straightened and gave me a rather 'speculative' look before finally breaking into a slow smirk.
You too should stick with the well-worn franchise instead of the 'speculative' venture.
The 'speculative' investment of $2,000 yielded over $90,000 in endowed scholarships within just a few years.
He said the financial adviser had told both women he was investing their money wisely, but used it to try to solve his own credit card debts and financial problems, or lost it on 'speculative' ventures.
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