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di·ver·si·fy

(dĭ-vûr′sə-fī′, dī-)

v. di·ver·si·fied, di·ver·si·fy·ing, di·ver·si·fies

v.tr.

a. To give variety to; vary: diversify a menu.

b. To extend (business activities) into disparate fields.

2. To distribute (investments) among different companies or securities in order to limit losses in the event of a fall in a particular market or industry.

v.intr.

To spread out activities or investments, especially in business.

[Middle English diversifien, from Old French diversifier, from Medieval Latin dīversificāre : Latin dīversus; see diverse + Latin -ficāre, -fy.]

di·ver′si·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.

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diversification

(daɪˌvɜːsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən)

1. (Commerce) commerce the practice of varying products, operations, etc, in order to spread risk, expand, exploit spare capacity, etc

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in regional planning policies) the attempt to provide regions with an adequate variety of industries

3. the act of diversifying

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di•ver•si•fi•ca•tion

(dɪˌvɜr sə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən, daɪ-)

n.

1. the act or process of diversifying; state of being diversified.

2. the practice of manufacturing a variety of products, investing in several kinds of securities, etc., esp. as protection in an economic slump.

[1595–1605; < Medieval Latin]

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Noun	1.	diversification - the act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered); "my broker recommended a greater diversification of my investments"; "he limited his losses by diversification of his product line" variegation change - the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election"
	2.	diversification - the condition of being varied; "that restaurant's menu lacks diversification; every day it is the same" condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"

diversification

noun

The quality of being made of many different elements, forms, kinds, or individuals:

diverseness, diversity, heterogeneity, heterogeneousness, miscellaneousness, multifariousness, multiformity, multiplicity, variegation, variety, variousness.

Biology: polymorphism.

Translations

Diversifikation

διαφοροποίηση

diversification

[daɪˌvɜːsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] N → diversificación f

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diversification

[daɪˌvɜː^rsɪfɪˈkeɪʃ^ən] n → diversification f

diversification

n (= change, variety) → Abwechslung f; (of business etc) → Diversifikation f

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diversification

[ˈdaɪˌvɜːsɪfɪˈkeɪʃ/ən] n → diversificazione f

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