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DIVERSIFICATION

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Dictionary entry overview: What does diversification mean?

• DIVERSIFICATION (noun)
The noun DIVERSIFICATION has 2 senses:

1. the act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered)
2. the condition of being varied

Familiarity information: DIVERSIFICATION used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• DIVERSIFICATION (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

diversification; variegation

Context examples:

my broker recommended a greater diversification of my investments / he limited his losses by diversification of his product line

Hypernyms ("diversification" is a kind of...):

change (the action of changing something)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

The condition of being varied

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Context example:

that restaurant's menu lacks diversification; every day it is the same

Hypernyms ("diversification" is a kind of...):

condition; status (a state at a particular time)

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