Diworsify

verb, slang

verb, slang ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To make something worse by diversifying. humorous, informal, intransitive, transitive

    "You can see whether and to what extent a fund manager is lagging or beating his or her benchmark, and whether he or she is taking on more risk than the investment universe (or, on the other hand, lagging due to holdings in cash, or "diworsifying" by going beyond its single-sector mandate)."

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"You can see whether and to what extent a fund manager is lagging or beating his or her benchmark, and whether he or she is taking on more risk than the investment universe (or, on the other hand, lagging due to holdings in cash, or "diworsifying" by going beyond its single-sector mandate)."

Etymology

Blend of diversify + worse.

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