Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,896,688,933 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

speculation
(redirected from Currency speculation)

    Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Financial, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
speculation (Conjecture), noun assumption, contemplation, deliberation, guesswork, hypothesis, inference, presumption, reasoning, rumination, surmise, suspicion, theorization, theory
Associated concepts: speculative damages, speculative testimony
speculation (Risk), noun bet, calculated risk, chance, fortuity, fortune, gamble, gambling, gaming, hazard, venture, wager
See also: belief, conjecture, consideration, contemplation, estimate, estimation, feeling, hypothesis, idea, inference, investment, opinion, outlook, postulate, presumption, prospect, rationale, reflection, risk, sense, supposition, suspicion, theory, thesis, thought, uncertainty, venture

SPECULATION, contracts. The hope or desire of making a profit by the purchase and resale of a thing. Pard. Dr. Com. n. 12. The profit so made; as, be made a good speculation.
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Legal browser?   Full browser?
 
Iceland, a resource-poor island where high-risk banking and currency speculation previously flourished, is recovering more quickly than expected from the devastation of the 2008 financial crash.
Starship salvation: Icelandic currency in space by Mangu-Ward, Katherine / Reason
The report comes out in favour of reforming the international monetary and financial system with the aim of reducing the scope for gains from currency speculation and avoiding large trade imbalances.
UN body pegs 5% growth for India by Mail Today (New Delhi, India)
Away from the global exchanges, their poor performance and record crash, currency speculation has significantly restricted the freedom of trade and formed a protective barrier for a number of markets.
Recession-Ridden Japan by Dar Al Hayat, International ed. (Beirut, Lebanon)
 
 
 
Legal Dictionary
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.