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Speculation
The act of trading in an asset, or conducting a financial transaction, that has a significant risk of losing most or all of the initial outlay, in expectation of a substantial gain.
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- Part of Speech: noun
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- Industry/Domain: Investment
- Category: Stock exchange
- Company: Bank of America Corp.
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