speculate - Meaning in Telugu

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speculate - Meaning in Telugu

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Definitions and Meaning of speculate in English

speculate verb

1. reflect deeply on a subject

   Synonyms

   chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull over, mull, mull, muse, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, think over

   Examples

   • "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"
   • "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"
   • "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"
2. to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

   Synonyms

   conjecture, hypothecate, hypothesise, hypothesize, suppose, theorise, theorize

   Example

   • "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
3. talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion

   Example

   • "We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal"
4. invest at a risk

   Synonyms

   job, job

   Example

   • "I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating"

Description

In finance, speculation is the purchase of an asset with the hope that it will become more valuable shortly. It can also refer to short sales in which the speculator hopes for a decline in value.

Also see "Speculation" on Wikipedia

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