speculation
spek yuh lay shuhn
- n a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
- n a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
speculations about the outcome of the election - n an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits
he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it - n continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
- Senator Obama's speculation plan is part of his broader strategy to provide immediate relief from high gas prices while investing in a better energy future:.
- Former President Valry Giscard-d'Estaing sparks a frenzy of speculation by penning a bodice ripper about an affair between a French head of state and an unhappy British princess.
- Russia's Khrushchev and Red China's Mao, meeting in Peking in early August, were accompanied by their defense ministersa fact that led to a rush of speculation.