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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Speculative :: Speculative (a.) Given to speculation; contemplative.
Theory :: Theory (n.) A doctrine, or scheme of things, which terminates in speculation or contemplation, without a view to practice; hypothesis; speculation..
Speculation :: Speculation (n.) The act of speculating.
Deal :: Deal (n.) An arrangement to attain a desired result by a combination of interested parties; -- applied to stock speculations and political bargains.
Theorist :: Theorist (n.) One who forms theories; one given to theory and speculation; a speculatist.
Freethinking :: Freethinking (n.) Undue boldness of speculation; unbelief.
Realize :: Realize (v. t.) To acquire as an actual possession; to obtain as the result of plans and efforts; to gain; to get; as, to realize large profits from a speculation..
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.
Speculation :: Speculation (n.) The act or process of reasoning a priori from premises given or assumed.
Plunge :: Plunge (n.) Heavy and reckless betting in horse racing; hazardous speculation.
Speculative :: Speculative (a.) Involving, or formed by, speculation; ideal; theoretical; not established by demonstration..
Speculation :: Speculation (n.) Any business venture in involving unusual risks, with a chance for large profits..
Finedrawn :: Finedrawn (a.) Drawn out with too much subtilty; overnice; as, finedrawn speculations..
Speculation :: Speculation (n.) A conclusion to which the mind comes by speculating; mere theory; view; notion; conjecture.
Speculatory :: Speculatory (a.) Exercising speculation; speculative.
Depeculation :: Depeculation (n.) A robbing or embezzlement.
Plunge :: Plunge (v. i.) To bet heavily and with seeming recklessness on a race, or other contest; in an extended sense, to risk large sums in hazardous speculations..
Rush :: Rush (v. i.) To enter into something with undue haste and eagerness, or without due deliberation and preparation; as, to rush business or speculation..
Freethinking :: Freethinking (a.) Exhibiting undue boldness of speculation; skeptical.
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..
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