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diversification

/dɪˌvɝsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.22 in modern English

Syllables
di-ver-si-fi-ca-tion
IPA
/dɪˌvɝsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
24
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act, or the result, of diversifying.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A corporate strategy in which a company acquires or establishes a business other than that of its current product.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An investment strategy involving investing in a range of assets with differing features in order to reduce specific risk.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: diversificatiō, diversus

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /dɪˌvɝsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
  • British English: /daɪˌvɜːsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

diversifications (plural)

Derived Forms

antidiversification biodiversification codiversification diworsification glycodiversification hyperdiversification nondiversification overdiversification rediversification underdiversification

Phrases

magic of diversification time diversification under-diversification

Frequently Paired Words

hedge hedging

Synonyms

variegation

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce diversification?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˌvɝsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/.
What does diversification mean?
The act, or the result, of diversifying.
Where does diversification come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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