to speculate in shares

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• speculate — spec‧u‧late [ˈspekjleɪt] verb 1. [intransitive] FINANCE to buy goods, shares, property etc in the hope that their value will increase so that you can sell them at a higher price and make a profit, often quickly: speculate in • Investors may… …   Financial and business terms

• speculate — v. 1) (D; intr.) ( to meditate, think ) to speculate about, on (to speculate about what might have been) 2) (D; intr.) ( to conduct business by taking risks ) to speculate in; on (to speculate in oil shares; to speculate in gold; to speculate on… …   Combinatory dictionary

• speculate — [[t]spe̱kjʊleɪt[/t]] ♦♦♦ speculates, speculating, speculated 1) VERB If you speculate about something, you make guesses about its nature or identity, or about what might happen. [V prep] Critics of the project speculate about how many hospitals… …   English dictionary

• speculate */ — UK [ˈspekjʊleɪt] / US [ˈspekjəˌleɪt] verb Word forms speculate : present tense I/you/we/they speculate he/she/it speculates present participle speculating past tense speculated past participle speculated 1) [intransitive/transitive] to consider… …   English dictionary

• speculate — spec|u|late [ˈspekjuleıt] v [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of speculari to watch (secretly) , from specere to look (at) ] 1.) [I and T] to guess about the possible causes or effects of something, without knowing all the… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• speculate — spec|u|late [ spekjə,leıt ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to consider or discuss why something has happened: speculate on/about: We can only speculate on the reasons for his sudden resignation. speculate that: Archaeologists speculate… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• speculate — verb 1 (I, T) to think or talk about the possible causes or effects of something without knowing all the facts or details (+ on/about): We can only speculate about why he did it. | speculate that: George began to speculate that the two events… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• speculate — / spekjυleɪt/ verb to take a risk in business which you hope will bring you profits ♦ to speculate on the Stock Exchange to buy shares which you hope will rise in value …   Dictionary of banking and finance

• speculate — [ˈspekjʊˌleɪt] verb 1) [I/T] to consider or discuss why something has happened 2) [I] to buy things such as SHARES and property, hoping to make a big profit later when you sell them speculator noun [C] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• speculate — /ˈspɛkjəleɪt / (say spekyuhlayt) verb (i) (speculated, speculating) 1. (sometimes followed by on or upon) to engage in thought or reflection, or meditate. 2. to indulge in conjectural thought. 3. Commerce to buy and sell commodities, shares, etc …  

• Joseph Gage — Joseph Edward Gage (c.1687 – 1766) was an entrepreneur and speculator. He was the son of Joseph Gage of Sherborne Castle and Elizabeth Penruddock and the brother of Thomas Gage, 1st Viscount Gage Bt As a young man in Paris borrowed money from… …   Wikipedia