diversification

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.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /dɪˌvɝsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/, /daɪˌvɝsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /daɪˌvɜːsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

diversification (countable and uncountable, plural diversifications)

1. The act, or the result, of diversifying.
2. A corporate strategy in which a company acquires or establishes a business other than that of its current product.
3. (finance) An investment strategy involving investing in a range of assets with differing features in order to reduce specific risk.

   Coordinate terms: hedge, hedging

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin diversificātiōnem, from diversificātus, past participle of diversificō (“diversify”), from Latin diversus (“turned in different ways”) + faciō (“make, do”)

• IPA^(key): /di.vɛʁ.si.fi.ka.sjɔ̃/

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diversification f (plural diversifications)

1. diversification

• “diversification”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.