speculation

Spekulation, Mutmaßung

Ideen darüber, was wahr sein oder geschehen könnte, die auf unvollständigen Informationen beruhen.

In einfachem Englisch: Ideas about what might be true or happen, based on incomplete information.

• That is just speculation.
• His silence caused speculation about his future.
• The company denied speculation that it would close.

So benutzt man es: speculation about/over something (There is speculation about her next film.); speculation that… (The report fueled speculation that he would resign.)

Synonyme: guesswork, conjecture

Häufige Wendungen: wild speculation, speculation about something, media speculation

Spekulation, Mutmaßen

Darüber nachdenken, was wahr sein könnte, obwohl man nicht genug Informationen hat, um es zu wissen.

In einfachem Englisch: Thinking about what may be true when you do not have enough information to know.

• Further speculation will not help.
• After much speculation, we agreed on a possible explanation.
• She spent hours in speculation about his motives.

So benutzt man es: speculation about/on something (Speculation about the cause continued for weeks.)

Synonyme: guesswork, conjecture

Häufige Wendungen: careful speculation, speculation about something, endless speculation

Spekulation

Das Kaufen und Verkaufen mit dem Risiko, Geld zu verlieren, um einen hohen Gewinn zu erzielen.

In einfachem Englisch: Buying and selling things at financial risk in the hope of making a large profit.

• He lost money through speculation.
• Currency speculation can involve enormous risks.
• The government introduced rules to limit speculation in housing.

So benutzt man es: speculation in something (Speculation in property pushed prices higher.)

Häufige Wendungen: property speculation, currency speculation, financial speculation