diversification

From Medieval Latin diversificatiō, from diversificātus, past participle of diversificō (“diversify”), from Latin diversus (“turned in different ways”) + faciō (“make, do”). Synchronically analyzable as diverse +‎ -ification.

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

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

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diversification f (plural diversifications)

1. diversification

• “diversification” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).