Diworsify
verb, slang ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 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)."
Example
More examples"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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