spéculation
speculation
noun speh-kyoo-lah-SYOHN Rare
Origin: Latin speculatio (observation, contemplation)
Usage Note
Spéculation covers both financial speculation (buying assets to profit from price changes) and intellectual conjecture. The verb is spéculer sur and the agent noun is spéculateur/spéculatrice. In everyday speech it often carries a negative connotation of risky or unfounded guessing.
Examples
"La spéculation immobilière fait monter les prix."
Natural Translation
Real estate speculation drives up prices.

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