Usually means: Buying overpriced assets expecting profit.
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noun:  (economics) Theory that the price of an object is determined by irrational beliefs and expectations of market participants, rather than intrinsic value; i.e. that one can make money by buying something for the sole reason of selling it to some one else for a higher price.

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