Definition of peculation

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Peculation (n.) The act or practice of peculating, or of defrauding the public by appropriating to one's own use the money or goods intrusted to one's care for management or disbursement; embezzlement..

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Daydream :: Daydream (n.) A vain fancy speculation; a reverie; a castle in the air; unfounded hope.
Speculative :: Speculative (a.) Of or pertaining to speculation in land, goods, shares, etc.; as, a speculative dealer or enterprise..
Speculative :: Speculative (a.) Involving, or formed by, speculation; ideal; theoretical; not established by demonstration..
Speculation :: Speculation (n.) Power of sight.
Speculator :: Speculator (n.) One who engages in speculation; one who buys and sells goods, land, etc., with the expectation of deriving profit from fluctuations in price..
Speculation :: Speculation (n.) The act of speculating.
Speculative :: Speculative (a.) Given to speculation; contemplative.
Speculation :: Speculation (n.) Mental view of anything in its various aspects and relations; contemplation; intellectual examination.
Owing :: Owing (P. p. & a.) Had or experienced as a consequence, result, issue, etc.; ascribable; -- with to; as, misfortunes are often owing to vices; his failure was owing to speculations..
Dilettant :: Dilettant (a.) Of or pertaining to dilettanteism; amateur; as, dilettant speculation..
Speculatory :: Speculatory (a.) Exercising speculation; speculative.
Plunge :: Plunge (n.) Heavy and reckless betting in horse racing; hazardous speculation.
Trancscendental :: Trancscendental (a.) Vaguely and ambitiously extravagant in speculation, imagery, or diction..
Reimburse :: Reimburse (v. t.) To make restoration or payment of an equivalent to (a person); to pay back to; to indemnify; -- often reflexive; as, to reimburse one's self by successful speculation..
Peculation :: Peculation (n.) The act or practice of peculating, or of defrauding the public by appropriating to one's own use the money or goods intrusted to one's care for management or disbursement; embezzlement..
Inutility :: Inutility (n.) Uselessness; the quality of being unprofitable; unprofitableness; as, the inutility of vain speculations and visionary projects..
Venture :: Venture (n.) An undertaking of chance or danger; the risking of something upon an event which can not be foreseen with certainty; a hazard; a risk; a speculation.
Theoric :: Theoric (n.) Speculation; theory.
Speculation :: Speculation (n.) The act or process of reasoning a priori from premises given or assumed.
Bubble :: Bubble (n.) Anything that wants firmness or solidity; that which is more specious than real; a false show; a cheat or fraud; a delusive scheme; an empty project; a dishonest speculation; as, the South Sea bubble..
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