diversification
Americannoun
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the act or process of diversifying; state of being diversified. diversify.
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the act or practice of manufacturing a variety of products, investing in a variety of securities, selling a variety of merchandise, etc., so that a failure in or an economic slump affecting one of them will not be disastrous.
Other Word Forms
- nondiversification noun
- overdiversification noun
Etymology
Origin of diversification
First recorded in 1595–1605, diversification is from the Medieval Latin word dīversificātiōn- (stem of dīversificātiō ). See diversify, -fication
Example Sentences
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This expansion follows SoFi’s diversification beyond student lending.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
“It’s a diversification play, not a beat-the-market play,” he says.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
Even more remarkable, all of this diversification occurred within the same body of water.
From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026
“This sector ‘massaging’ generates concern from the investor community and makes it difficult to assess degrees of true diversification across funds.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
In short, Polynesia furnishes us with a convincing example of environmentally related diversification of human societies in operation.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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