Definition of overspeculation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

market trading

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too much high-risk betting on future gains due to inflated expectations

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The boom collapsed after years of overspeculation in tech stocks.
Overspeculation in housing fueled the devastating real‑estate bubble.
New regulations aim to curb overspeculation in commodity futures markets.

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Origin of overspeculation

English, over (excessive) + speculation (speculation)

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French:surspéculation, ...
German:Überspekulation, ...
Italian:sovraspeculazione, ...
Spanish:especulación excesiva, ...
Portuguese:excessiva especulação, ...
Chinese:过度投机, ...
Japanese:過度の投機, ...
Arabic:مُضارَبَة مُفرِطَة, ...
Hebrew:הַשְׁקָעַת יֶתֶר סְפֶּקוּלָטִיבִית, ...
Russian:чрезмерная спекуляция, ...
Ukrainian:надмірна спекуляція, ...
Hindi:अतिसट्टेबाज़ी, ...
Bengali:অতিরিক্ত জল্পনা, ...
Catalan:sobreespeculació, ...
Czech:nadměrná spekulace, ...
Danish:overspekulation, ...
Dutch:overspeculatie, ...
Greek:υπερβολική κερδοσκοπία, ...
Hungarian:túlzott spekuláció, ...
Khmer:ការវិនិយោគបែបប្រថុយប្រថានហួសហេតុដោយរំពឹងថាតម្លៃនឹងឡើងខ្ពស់, ...
Korean:과도한 투기, ...
Persian:سفته‌بازی بیش از حد, ...
Polish:nadmierna spekulacja, ...
Portuguese (BR):especulação excessiva, ...
Romanian:supra-speculație, ...
Swedish:överspekulation, ...
Thai:การเก็งกำไรมากเกินไป, ...
Turkish:aşırı spekülasyon, ...
Vietnamese:đầu cơ quá mức, ...

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