speculative bubble

ˈspɛk.jə.lə.tɪv ˈbʌb.əl

Definition

Definition of speculative bubble - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

finance

TECH.

situation where asset prices are much higher than their intrinsic value

TECH.

The speculative bubble in the housing market burst, causing prices to plummet.
Investors feared a speculative bubble in tech stocks.
The speculative bubble in cryptocurrency worried many experts.

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Expressions with speculative

speculative application

application for a job not advertised

She sent a speculative application to her dream company.

speculative fiction

fiction about unreal ideas, such as magic, strange creatures or high technology

She mostly reads speculative fiction with time travel and invented worlds.

speculative builder

person or company building homes or buildings to sell later

The speculative builder finished ten houses before finding buyers.

speculative capital

money invested for quick profit from price changes instead of production

Speculative capital flowed into the housing market before prices suddenly collapsed.

Expressions with bubble

bubble bursts

exp.

cause a soap or air bubble to break and disappear

The child laughed as the bubble bursts in the sunlight.

bubble over

liquid overflows due to boiling or agitation

The soup bubbled over on the stove.

bubble up

move upward in bubbles or a bubbling manner

The soup began to bubble up on the stove.

bubble boy

person overly protected from real-life experiences

He grew up as a bubble boy, unaware of the world.

bubble to the surface

rise to the top of a liquid

The air bubbles to the surface of the water.

bubble with excitement

show great enthusiasm or joy

She bubbled with excitement when she heard the news.

the bubble burst

exp.

a situation or expectation suddenly fails

Their happiness ended when the bubble burst.

bubble with

show strong emotion or quality in a lively way

He bubbled with enthusiasm during the meeting.

burst someone's bubble

make someone realize their belief is not true

I hate to burst your bubble, but that's not possible.

burst the bubble

end someone's happiness or optimism

The news of the defeat burst the bubble of the excited fans.

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dot-com bubble

business historical

historic speculative bubble around the Internet from 1997 to 2000

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French:bulle spéculative, ...
German:Spekulationsblase, ...
Italian:bolla speculativa, ...
Spanish:burbuja especulativa, ...
Portuguese:bolha especulativa, ...
Chinese:投机泡沫, ...
Japanese:投機バブル, ...
Arabic:فُقَّاعَة مُضَارَبَات, ...
Hebrew:בּוּעָה סְפֵּקוּלָטִיבִית, ...
Russian:спекулятивный пузырь, ...
Ukrainian:спекулятивна бульбашка, ...
Hindi:सट्टा बुलबुला, ...
Bengali:জল্পনামূলক বুদবুদ, ...
Catalan:bombolla especulativa, ...
Czech:spekulativní bublina, ...
Danish:spekulationsboble, ...
Dutch:speculatieve zeepbel, ...
Greek:κερδοσκοπική φούσκα, ...
Hungarian:spekulatív buborék, ...
Khmer:ពពុះប៉ាន់ស្មាន, ...
Korean:투기 거품, ...
Persian:حباب سفته‌بازی, ...
Polish:bańka spekulacyjna, ...
Portuguese (BR):bolha especulativa, ...
Romanian:bulă speculativă, ...
Swedish:spekulativ bubbla, ...
Thai:ฟองสบู่เก็งกำไร, ...
Turkish:spekülatif balon, ...
Vietnamese:bong bóng đầu cơ, ...

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