SPECULATIVE


Meaning of SPECULATIVE in English

1.

A piece of information that is ~ is based on guesses rather than knowledge.

The papers ran ~ stories about the mysterious disappearance of Eddie Donagan...

ADJ

2.

Someone who has a ~ expression seems to be trying to guess something about a person or thing.

His mother regarded him with a ~ eye.

ADJ

3.

Speculative is used to describe activities which involve buying goods or shares, or buildings and properties, in the hope of being able to sell them again at a higher price and make a profit.

Thousands of pensioners were persuaded to mortgage their homes to invest in ~ bonds...

ADJ

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