diversify
Americanverb (used with object)
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to make diverse, as in form or character; give variety or diversity to; variegate.
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to invest in different types of (securities, industries, etc.).
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to produce different types of (manufactured products, crops, etc.).
verb (used without object)
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to invest in different types of industries, securities, etc.
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to add different types of manufactured products, crops, etc., especially to a business.
verb
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(tr) to create different forms of; variegate; vary
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(of an enterprise) to vary (products, operations, etc) in order to spread risk, expand, etc
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to distribute (investments) among several securities in order to spread risk
Other Word Forms
- diversifiability noun
- diversifiable adjective
- diversifier noun
- overdiversify verb
- undiversifying noun
Etymology
Origin of diversify
1400–50; late Middle English < Anglo-French diversifier < Medieval Latin dīversificāre, equivalent to Latin dīvers ( us ) diverse + -ificāre -ify
Example Sentences
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If the purpose of buying a quality fund is to diversify against a core S&P 500 position, that might not be ideal.
From Barron's
If the purpose of buying a quality fund is to diversify against a core S&P 500 position, that might not be ideal.
From Barron's
The expansion into entertainment is a way for Hallmark to stay in the zeitgeist over multiple generations and to diversify its business beyond just cards and retail products, analysts said.
From Los Angeles Times
The AIQ ETF offers a diversified way to express AI optimism with just three of the Magnificent Seven—Alphabet, Apple and Tesla—inside its 10 largest holdings.
From Barron's
The AIQ ETF offers a diversified way to express AI optimism with just three of the Magnificent Seven—Alphabet, Apple and Tesla—inside its 10 largest holdings.
From Barron's
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