diversification

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diversification

  • /daɪˌvɜːsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ UK
  • /dɪˌvɝsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ Canada, US
  • /daɪˌvɝsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ Canada, US

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From Medieval Latin diversificatiō, from diversificātus, past participle of diversificō (“diversify”), from Latin diversus (“turned in different ways”) + faciō (“make, do”). By surface analysis, diverse + -ification.

noun diversifications

  1. countable, uncountable The act, or the result, of diversifying. In 2024, the campaigns are against video game consulting companies such as Sweet Baby for performing what some gamers believe is “forced diversification.”
  2. countable, uncountable A corporate strategy in which a company acquires or establishes a business other than that of its current product.
  3. countable, uncountable An investment strategy involving investing in a range of assets with differing features in order to reduce specific risk.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: variation, variety, diverse, diversity, scope, changeover, plurality, conversion, differentiation, broadening, alternative, reorientation, spread, advent, reconversion, restructuring

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noun act of diversifying

Españoldiversificación
한국어다양화 dayanghwa, 다원화 dawonhwa, 다각화 dagakhwa
日本語多様化 tayōka, 万状 banjō
中文多樣化 /多样化 duōyànghuà, 多元化 duōyuánhuà
Portuguêsdiversificação
Françaisdiversification
DeutschDiversifikation, Diversifizierung
Italianodiversificazione
Ελληνικάδιαφοροποίηση diaforopoíisi
Русскийдиверсифика́ция diversifikácija
العربيةتَنْوِيع tanwīʕ

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@misc{diversification_2026,
  title = {diversification},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/diversification},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}