diversified

American  

[dih-vur-suh-fahyd, dahy-] / dɪˈvɜr səˌfaɪd, daɪ- /

adjective

1. distinguished by various forms or by a variety of objects.

   diversified activity.

2. distributed among a judicious variety of types; balanced.

   Investments focused in a single industry, such as energy, are more vulnerable to market volatility than more diversified investments.

3. producing different kinds of goods, crops, etc., or expanded so as to do so.

   He owns a diversified farm, raising livestock, produce, and medicinal herbs.

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Other Word Forms

• nondiversified adjective
• quasi-diversified adjective
• undiversified adjective
• well-diversified adjective

Etymology

Origin of diversified

First recorded in 1605–15; diversify + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Still, the proliferation of funds that look more like a gamble than a diversified investment are drawing scrutiny from traditional players in the industry.

From The Wall Street Journal

While these partnerships grant India access to advanced technologies, finance and high-end processing capabilities, "Global South alliances are critical for securing diversified, on-ground resource access and shaping emerging rules of global trade", Jain told AFP.

From Barron's

Royalties from performance, use in ads or movies or videogames, and later streaming proved as steady as utilities, diversified across platforms and protected by law.

From The Wall Street Journal

The study also found that in some plans, participants were already saving at relatively high rates and investing in diversified portfolios that closely resembled managed-account recommendations, limiting the incremental lift.

From MarketWatch

That concentration raises the stakes compared with companies that have more diversified portfolios to cushion any disappointment.

From Barron's

Related Words

• diverse
• varied