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speculative

adjective (TRADE)
 
 
/ˈspek.jʊ.lə.tɪv/ US  /-t̬ɪv/

Definition

bought or done in order to make a profit in the future: The office block was built as a speculative venture.Financial investments and the stock marketProfits and losses speculatively
 
 
/-li/ US  /-t̬ɪv-/ adverb
Guesses and assumptionsFinancial investments and the stock marketProfits and losses
(Definition of speculative adjective (TRADE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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