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

To afford the property, he has diversified operations at Oakdale into winemaking and hosting events like weddings.

From Barron's

Amazon is arguably the most diversified tech company, owning AWS, Prime Video, MGM Studios, Whole Foods, Amazon One Medical, and the legacy e-commerce business.

From Barron's

And he said that Coinbase had diversified its business to allow trading of things like stocks, commodities and prediction markets.

From MarketWatch

Traders have been rotating out of richly priced tech shares into blue-chip, small-cap and other more diversified stock picks since late 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal

The ongoing rotation into non-tech sectors such as energy, materials, and industrials is creating a broader, more diversified level of overall exposure—but it’s also holding back gains for the S&P 500.

From Barron's

Related Words

• diverse
• varied