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diversifiable

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di⋅ver⋅si⋅fy

  [di-vur-suh-fahy, dahy-] verb, -fied, -fy⋅ing.
Use diversifiable in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to make diverse, as in form or character; give variety or diversity to; variegate.
2. to invest in different types of (securities, industries, etc.).
3. to produce different types of (manufactured products, crops, etc.).
–verb (used without object)
4. to invest in different types of industries, securities, etc.
5. to add different types of manufactured products, crops, etc., esp. to a business.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < AF diversifier < ML dīversificāre, equiv. to L dīvers(us) diverse + -ificāre -ify

Related forms:
di⋅ver⋅si⋅fi⋅a⋅ble, adjective
di⋅ver⋅si⋅fi⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
di⋅ver⋅si⋅fi⋅er, noun
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Financial Dictionary

diversify

To acquire a variety of assets that do not tend to change in value at the same time. To diversify a securities portfolio is to purchase different types of securities in different companies in unrelated industries.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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