land speculation

US: /ˈlænd ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən/

Definition

Definition of land speculation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

financeactivity of buying land mainly to resell later for higher prices

Rapid land speculation drove up property prices around the new highway.
The boomtown collapsed when reckless land speculation finally ended.
Strict regulations were introduced to curb land speculation near the resort area.

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Expressions with land

land on

come down onto a surface from the air

The plane will land on the runway soon.

land up

reach a final place or situation, sometimes unexpectedly

You might land up in trouble if you lie.

la-la land

state of being out of touch with reality

He's in la-la land, not listening to a word.

land legs

ability to walk steadily on land after being on a ship

After the long voyage, it took a while to regain my land legs.

land a job

secure employment successfully

After months of searching, he finally landed a job.

land a promotion

successfully get a higher job position

She worked hard to land a promotion at her company.

Expressions with speculation

speculation is rife

exp.

widespread guessing without firm evidence

Speculation is rife about the company's new product launch.

spark speculation

cause people to start guessing or discussing possible reasons

The announcement sparked speculation about a new product launch.

wild speculation

guess without evidence or basis

His claim about aliens was just wild speculation.

idle speculation

unfounded conjecture or assumption

The rumor was nothing more than idle speculation.

pure speculation

idea or guess made without any real evidence

His theory about aliens is pure speculation.

property speculation

buying real estate mainly to resell for expected price gains

The city blamed rising rents partly on aggressive property speculation.

bear speculation

engage in risky financial transactions for profit

Investors bear speculation to gain from market changes.

currency speculation

act of trading foreign money to gain profit from exchange rate changes

Heavy currency speculation caused sharp swings in the country's exchange rate.

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French:spéculation foncière, ...
German:Grundstücksspekulation, ...
Italian:speculazione fondiaria, ...
Spanish:especulación de tierras, ...
Portuguese:especulação imobiliária, ...
Chinese:土地投机, ...
Japanese:土地投機, ...
Arabic:مُضارَبَةٌ في الأَراضي, ...
Hebrew:סְפֶּקוּלַצְיָה בְּקַרְקָעוֹת, ...
Russian:спекуляция землей, ...
Ukrainian:земельна спекуляція, ...
Hindi:भूमि सट्टा, ...
Bengali:জমি-জমা জল্পনা, ...
Catalan:especulació amb terrenys, ...
Czech:pozemková spekulace, ...
Danish:jordspekulation, ...
Dutch:grondspeculatie, ...
Greek:κτηματομεσιτική κερδοσκοπία, ...
Hungarian:telekspekuláció, ...
Khmer:ការប៉ាន់ស្មានដីធ្លី, ...
Korean:토지 투기, ...
Persian:سفتهبازی زمین, ...
Polish:spekulacja gruntami, ...
Portuguese (BR):especulação imobiliária, ...
Romanian:speculații funciare, ...
Swedish:markspekulation, ...
Thai:การเก็งกำไรที่ดิน, ...
Turkish:arsa spekülasyonu, ...
Vietnamese:đầu cơ đất đai, ...

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