"overspeculation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: overspeculations [plural]
Etymology: over- + speculation Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|speculation}} over- + speculation Head templates: {{en-noun}} overspeculation (plural overspeculations)
  1. (finance) Excessive or very risky speculation. Categories (topical): Finance Related terms: overspeculate
    Sense id: en-overspeculation-en-noun-0jlqfWcz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over- Topics: business, finance

Inflected forms

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