diversification

noun

di·​ver·​si·​fi·​ca·​tion də-ˌvər-sə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

dī-

1

: the act or process of diversifying something or of becoming diversified : an increase in the variety or diversity of something

Between the appearance of complex cells 2.1 billion to 1.6 billion years ago and the explosive diversification of multicellular animals some 800 million years ago, not much happens in the fossil record.

—Carolyn Gramling

2

a

: the act or practice of spreading investments among a variety of securities or classes of securities

I've emphasized bond mutual funds because they're so useful for investors of average means. You get diversification (because the fund owns many types of bonds) and liquidity (you can cash out, at the market price, whenever you want).

—Jane Bryant Quinn

b

: the act or policy of increasing the variety of a company's products

And it envisions a diversification into products such as clothing and electronics, which Nakasone hopes will attract more customers outside the busy holiday season.

—Karl Taro Greenfeld

Examples of diversification in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

How to fix it: The report points to opportunities presented by new federal dollars and remaining BP oil spill fines that could help the state create new resilience to natural disasters and boost the economy through industry diversification. —Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 19 Feb. 2025

Regarding technology, Trump and Modi also addressed critical technologies and minerals in the context of supply chain resilience and diversification, as well as the 2022 U.S.–India Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology, including artificial intelligence. —Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Feb. 2025

Here’s what Wall Street had to say: Citizens JMP raises price target to $475 from $400 Analyst Devin Ryan reiterated his market outperform rating on Coinbase, praising the company’s strong fourth quarter, near-term momentum and revenue diversification efforts. —Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2025

The most recent story of Spain’s arthouse cinema, however, has been a growing diversification, often into more mainstream plays. —John Hopewell, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French diversificacion, diversification, borrowed from Medieval Latin dīversificātiōn-, dīversificātiō "differentiation, variation," from dīversificāre "to differentiate, diversify" + Latin -tiōn- -tiō, suffix of verbal action

First Known Use

1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for diversification

• acclimatisation
• acclimatization
• acidification
• actualization
• annualization
• autocorrelation
• autoregulation
• beatification
• beneficiation
• biodegradation
• biotransformation
• bureaucratization