concentrated

[kon-suhn-trey-tid]

adjective

1. applied with all one's attention, energy, etc..

   their concentrated efforts to win the election.

2. clustered or gathered together closely.

3. treated to remove or reduce an inessential ingredient, especially liquid.

   concentrated orange juice.

Other Word Forms

• nonconcentrated adjective
• superconcentrated adjective
• unconcentrated adjective
• unconcentratedly adverb
• well-concentrated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of concentrated¹

First recorded in 1680–90; concentrate + -ed ²

Example Sentences

But some index funds are more concentrated than you might realize.

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We see a lot of value in direct indexing for clients who hold a concentrated stock position.

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Another use case for this strategy is for portfolios concentrated in just a single highly appreciated stock, a common scenario for executives compensated with stock shares by their employers.

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Where they meet, they create a concentrated point of light that can hold small particles in place.

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Nigeria is home to about 240 million people, around half of them Muslims, concentrated in the north, and half of them Christians, generally in the south.

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