投とう機き

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Meanings

speculation; speculative investment; gambling on stocks

Refers to high-risk investment aiming for short-term capital gains, often contrasted with 投資 (investment). Can carry a negative nuance of gambling.

〈物もの〉に投とう機きするto speculate in (something, e.g. stocks, land)
彼かれは土と地ちに投とう機きして大おお金がねを失うしなった。
He speculated in land and lost a fortune.
投とう機きに走はしるto turn to speculation (often recklessly)
不ふ況きょうの中なか、多おおくの企き業ぎょうが投とう機きに走はしった。
Amid the recession, many companies turned to speculation.
投とう機きの対たい象しょうとなるto become an object/target of speculation
その土と地ちは投とう機きの対たい象しょうとなった。
That land became a target of speculation.
投とう機き的てきな〈物もの〉a speculative (deal, investment, etc.)
彼かれは投とう機き的てきな取とり引ひきに手てを出だした。
He got involved in a speculative deal.

投とう資しN2
投資 refers to general, often long-term investment for steady returns, while 投機 emphasizes short-term, high-risk speculation aimed at quick gains.
博打ばくち
博打 is a casual, everyday word for gambling in general, while 投機 is the more formal economic term for speculative investment.
相そう場ばN1
相場 refers to market price or trading in general, while 投機 specifically denotes the risky, speculative kind of trading done for quick profit.
マネーゲーム
投機 is the neutral financial term for speculative trading, while マネーゲーム carries a more negative, casino-like connotation of treating money as mere play.
思おも惑わくN1
投機 refers to the act of speculative trading itself, while 思惑 (in finance) refers to the speculative expectation or motive driving such trades.

ヘッジ
ヘッジ aims to reduce risk by offsetting potential losses, while 投機 means taking on risk in hopes of a large gain.

賭と博ばく
投機 is financial speculation such as trading stocks or land that serves an economic function, whereas 賭博 is pure gambling, often illegal and purely for chance-based winnings.

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From 投 (throw) and 機 (opportunity), literally 'throwing at an opportunity', referring to speculative ventures.