prediction

noun

pre·​dic·​tion pri-ˈdik-shən How to pronounce prediction (audio)
Synonyms of prediction
1
: an act of predicting
2
: something that is predicted : forecast

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Journalists have begun making predictions about the winner of the coming election. Despite predictions that the store would fail, it has done very well. The figures and statistics are used for the prediction of future economic trends.
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But the federal probe into the Kalshi trading prompted rival online prediction platform Polymarket to cut ties with Santos in June. — CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026 That match was also the largest event prediction markets have ever priced. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images The surge in trading volume on Kalshi and Polymarket last fall drove Deneau to become a full-time prediction market trader. — Ananya Chetia,davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2026 Even Chalamet accepted money to do a commercial for prediction market Kalshi in the glow of his beloved New York Knicks winning the NBA championship. — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for prediction

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First Known Use

1561, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of prediction was in 1561

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prediction

noun
pre·​dic·​tion pri-ˈdik-shən How to pronounce prediction (audio)
1
: an act of predicting
2
: something predicted : forecast
a prediction that there would be an earthquake
predictive
-ˈdik-tiv
adjective

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