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diversification
What does diversification mean?
diversification (noun): the act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered).
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use diversification in a sentence?
- My broker recommended a greater diversification of my investments. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
- He limited his losses by diversification of his product line. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce diversification?
/daɪˌvɝsəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does diversification come from?
From Medieval Latin diversificatiō, from diversificātus, past participle of diversificō (“diversify”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to diversification
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “diversification” mean?
a standard, test, or requirement by which individual things or people may be compared and judged; a gauge
Not quite: that's what criterion means.
an indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned
Not quite: that's what allusion means.
the act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered)
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a picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface or juxtaposing them digitally in analogous manner
Not quite: that's what collage means.
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