diversified
Americanadjective
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distinguished by various forms or by a variety of objects.
diversified activity.
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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.
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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.
Other Word Forms
- nondiversified adjective
- quasi-diversified adjective
- undiversified adjective
- well-diversified adjective
Etymology
Origin of diversified
Explanation
When something is diversified, it is diverse, meaning varied. If your investments are diversified, it means you have put money in more than one place: real estate, stocks, bonds, race horses, gold, alligator farms, and so on. Diverse comes from a medieval Latin word diversificare, meaning “make dissimilar.” If you have diversified something, you have made its parts different from each other. For example, if you want to make your diet more diversified, you make it a point to eat a wider variety of foods, or at least something beyond just scrambled eggs and macaroni and cheese.
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Example Sentences
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The highly diversified business model of Google also acts as a double-edged sword for ad growth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
A group including Microsoft and Adobe is recommended for diversified investment to mitigate single-stock risk.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
Mondelez International is also well positioned thanks to its diversified portfolio that reaches beyond chocolates into cookies, crackers, pastries and premium snacks.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
While the situation remains uncertain, energy export strength and a global push for more diversified supply create a supportive backdrop for U.S. midstream operators.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Supreme Court ordered Duke to carve up his tobacco octopus, but the resourceful businessman had already diversified into textiles and electric power generation.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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