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{
"term": "speculation",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the act of forming opinions about what has happened or what might happen without knowing all the facts",
"sensetop": "speculation that…speculation about somethingspeculation over something",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "His private life is the subject of much speculation."
},
{
"text": "There was widespread speculation that she was going to resign.",
"contextForm": "speculation that…"
},
{
"text": "Today's announcement ends months of speculation about the company's future.",
"contextForm": "speculation about something"
},
{
"text": "The president’s absence led to speculation over his health.",
"contextForm": "speculation over something"
},
{
"text": "She dismissed the newspaper reports as **pure speculation**."
},
{
"text": "Our speculations proved right."
},
{
"text": "He was dropped from the team amid speculation that he was sick."
},
{
"text": "Much speculation surrounds his role in the crisis."
},
{
"text": "Speculation is mounting that a new tax will be introduced."
},
{
"text": "Speculation was rife as to who would be chosen as a successor."
},
{
"text": "Speculation was rife as to whom the prince might marry."
},
{
"text": "There has been a lot of speculation linking the defender with a move to Chelsea."
},
{
"text": "There has been increasing speculation over the company's future."
},
{
"text": "There was wild speculation among the students as to the reason for cancelling the lecture."
},
{
"text": "This is just speculation on my part."
},
{
"text": "This issue has attracted a great deal of speculation among economists."
},
{
"text": "Whether or not he will get the job is mere speculation."
},
{
"text": "With a lack of credible answers, speculation is running rampant."
},
{
"text": "amateur speculation based on questionable assumptions"
},
{
"text": "Speculation was rife that he was having an affair."
},
{
"text": "The visit fuelled speculation about a major arms deal between the two countries."
},
{
"text": "There has been intense media speculation over the past few days."
}
],
"topics": ["Opinion and argument", "Doubt, guessing and certainty"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["considerable", "intense", "much"],
"verb + speculation": ["cause", "encourage", "fuel"],
"speculation + verb": ["be rife", "run rampant", "grow"],
"preposition": [
"amid speculation",
"speculation among",
"speculation about"
],
"phrases": [
"a matter for speculation",
"a matter of speculation",
"a subject of speculation"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the activity of buying and selling goods or shares in a company in the hope of making a profit, but with the risk of losing money",
"sensetop": "speculation (in something)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "speculation in oil"
},
{
"text": "speculation against the euro"
},
{
"text": "speculation on the stock market"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["financial", "market", "stock-market"],
"preposition": ["speculation in", "speculation on"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌspekjuˈleɪʃn/",
"audio": "sp/speculation/speculation__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌspekjuˈleɪʃn/",
"audio": "sp/speculation/speculation__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}