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guess: a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence); "speculations about the outcome of the election"; "he dismissed it as mere conjecture" an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits; "he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it" meditation: continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature; "the habit of meditation is the basis for all real knowledge"
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn Financial speculation, involves the buying, holding, selling, and short-selling of stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies, collectibles, real estate, derivatives, or any valuable financial instrument to profit from fluctuations in its price as opposed to buying it for use or for income via ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speculation Speculation is a simple gambling card game that was popular in the late 18th century and early 19th century.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speculation (card game) The process of thinking or meditating on a subject; A judgment or conclusion reached by speculating; An investment involving higher than normal risk in order to obtain a higher than normal return
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/speculation The purchase or sale of a financial instrument for the sole purpose of making a capital gain.
www.financial-guide.net/glossary.php Investing with high risk when principal safety is secondary to quick gains.
www.farleyplanning.com/terms_s.html The employment of funds by a speculator. Safety of principal is a secondary factor.
www.americasvalueinvestor.com/individuals/questions/glossary.html The purchase or sale of an asset (or acquisition otherwise of an open position) in hopes that its price will rise or fall respectively, in order ...
www-personal.umich.edu/~alandear/glossary/s.html In insurance, the activity of purchasing insurance with the expectation of making a profit on the proceeds.
www.woodmen.org/inside.cfm The practice of buying and selling land or other property in order to profit by the rise or fall in their market value; implies a riskier venture than investment.
www.ci.norman.ok.us/planning/greenbelt/glossary.htm Purchase of an asset with the expectation of selling it quickly for a large gain.
www.mastercard.com/us/business/en/smallbiz/businessplanning/financialresourceguide/glossary.html Trading to profit from an expected movement in an underlying instrument.
www.blueindex.co.uk/cfd-glossary Accepting above-average investment risk in exchange for the opportunity to secure an above-average return.
www.frbatlanta.org/invoke.cfm Act of investing in risky securities such as options, futures, penny stocks, etc. or a term referring to trades on short-term price swings in securities.
www.millennium-traders.com/library/s.aspx Investing in a way that carries a high degree of risk ie loosing your capital investment. An investor would hope to "score big" by investing in a speculative investment. ...
www.theartrepreneur.com/tools_quizzes/financial_definitions_S_T.asp Assumption of risk in anticipation of gain but recognizing a higher than average possibility of loss.
www.dreyfus.com/content/dr/control purchasing a commodity (land, stocks, gold, etc.) in the belief that it can be resold for a profit, as opposed to buying primarily for use. Often leads to a speculative “bubble”, which in turn leads to a panic when the commodity is quickly sold by speculators.
www.mvla.net/Projects/191/USHAP_Glossary_Economic_Terms.doc http://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/research/warp/wa ...
www.123exp-art.com/t/04224057707/ describes buying into an arrangement, whether personalised plates or art, for which there is little intrinsic value and the only way to make money is by selling at a higher price. ...
www.landlords.co.nz/glossary.php The purchase of a risky investment in anticipation of greater returns than that on a risk-free asset.
www.corporatedoctor.com.au/pages/papers/glossary_investment_terms.htmMore on Speculation
the system of production and distribution and consumption the efficient use of resources; "economy of effort" frugality in the expenditure of money or resources; "the Scots are famous for their economy" an act of economizing; reduction in cost; "it was a small economy to walk to work every day"; "there was a saving of 50 cents"
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn An economy is the realized system of human activities related to the production, distribution, exchange, and consumption of goods and services of a country or other area.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy Walden (first published as Walden; or, Life in the Woods) by Henry David Thoreau is one of the best-known non-fiction books written by an American. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy (Thoreau) In the Eastern Orthodox and Greek-Catholic Churches and in the teaching of the Church Fathers which undergirds the theology of those Churches, economy or oeconomy (Greek: οικονόμια, economia ) has several meanings. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy (Eastern Orthodox Church) Effective management of the resources of a community or system; The collective focus of the study of money, currency and trade, and the efficient use of resources; Frugal use of resources; The overall measure of a currency system; as the national economy; The method of divine government of the ...
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/economy A system of producing, distributing, and consuming wealth.
www.bookrags.com/researchtopics/palestine-israel/10.html This category includes the entries dealing with the size, development, and management of productive resources, ie, land, labor, and capital.
www.umsl.edu/services/govdocs/wofact99/7.htm originally meant the management and regulation of the resources of the household; that is, of the immediate family with its slaves and dependents. Political economy originally meant the management of the household of the State. ...
www.ccel.org/ccel/herbermann/cathen12.html economy is generally regarded as a good thing in chess problem composition, though exactly what is meant by it, and exactly what it is most important to be economical with, is open to debate. ...
www.mychess.de/chess_problem_terminology_ChessWiki.htm A countless number of rivers have been used as means to transport people, goods, etc., and are still used so today. All such information should be described here. Stylistically, this can be a good segue from history, connecting past uses of the river to present-day uses.
www.pinki.mejzi.com/index.php The combined business and work done by a community. When people are buying a lot and businesses are getting richer, the economy is said to be good ...
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/2/2/h2-1800-e.html A set of interrelated economic production and consumption activities.
investor.cisco.com/glossary.cfm Has it worked out cheaper than we expected?
www.forfas.ie/icsti/may04event/proceedings/Stefan_Kuhlmann_presentation.ppt The activity of managing resources and producing, distributing, and consuming goods and services.
www.powerhousemuseum.com/education/ecologic/glossary.htm The relative energy efficiency of a swimmer, cyclist, or runner in motion. It refers to the amount of energy an athlete requires to travel at a given pace in comparison to other athletes.
www.endurancezone.com/ the deletion of non-essential details to reveal the essence of a form.
www.bluemoonwebdesign.com/art-glossary.asp A significant factor in the region’s economic growth was the establishment of a low-security Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) on the Texas side near the Arkansas border. Next to the FCI is a minimum-security federal prison camp. ...
www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx Cheapness Employ - "Was in the employ of" means "worked for" or "was employed by". En route - Along the way Enfeebled - Weakened, or made weak through illness Epidemic - Any illness which spreads quickly and affects a lot of people Equestrian - A person riding a horse
victorians.westsussex.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/glossary/ The way a country uses its money, goods, and services.
www.mariner.org/chesapeakebay/lighthouses/vocab.html the structure of economic life in a country, area, or period; specifically : an economic system
cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/Hemmingson/webquest/slsdictionary_htlm.htm According to GDP calculations, Italy was ranked as the seventh largest economy in the world in 2006, behind the United States, Japan, Germany, China, UK, and France, and the fourth largest in Europe. ...
www.italy.pedia.com/ The functional arrangement of elements within a structure of system.
www.dtl.org/trinity/misc/glossary.htm Careful management of wealth resources. It is the exchange of goods and services within a society.
www.cyberlearning-world.com/nhhs/html/vocansw.htm the production, distribution and use of the goods and services of a community as a whole – a good economy benefits the community members – trade is one aspect of a community's economy
www.leasttern.com/Wabanaki/WabanakiStereotype/StereotypeLessons/vocabulary.doc Economy focuses on the input-use achieved in delivering a service. It is a direct measure defined as ‘cost per unit of input’ and is about minimising the use of resources.
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