diversification
noun
Simple meaning
A corporate strategy in which a company acquires or establishes a business other than that of its current product.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
daɪvɚsəfəˈkeɪʃən
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Definition
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noun
The act, or the result, of diversifying.
A corporate strategy in which a company acquires or establishes a business other than that of its current product.
finance
An investment strategy involving investing in a range of assets with differing features in order to reduce specific risk.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C1 · Advanced
- Frequency
- Uncommon
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
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This meaning: The act, or the result, of diversifying.
Used this way, diversification is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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Synonyms
Sense: act or or the result or of diversifying
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Sense: act or or the result or of diversifying
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