Meaning & use
dilution
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The process of making a substance weaker or thinner by adding a liquid, or the act of reducing the strength, value, or purity of something.
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The dilution of the juice with water made it taste much weaker.
Issuing more shares can cause a dilution of existing shareholders' ownership.
A note on using this word
Used literally in chemistry and cooking, and figuratively in finance and other fields to describe a loss of strength or value.
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weakeningthinning
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