diverse-owned

[ dahy-vurs-ohnd, dih-vurs- ]

/ daɪˈvɜrsˌoʊnd, dɪˈvɜrs- /

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adjective

(of a business) owned by someone who is part of a group historically underrepresented in entrepreneurship, such as women, ethnic or racial minorities, LGBTQ+ people, etc.: The company will now include at least one diverse-owned firm in every search it conducts for advisory clients.

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Origin of diverse-owned

First recorded in 2015–20

Words nearby diverse-owned

divergent plate boundary, divergent thinking, diverging lens, divers, diverse, diverse-owned, diversification, diversified, diversified farming, diversiform, diversify