Having the quality or effect of diluting; tending to weaken, reduce, or diminish the strength or concentration of something.
From 'dilute' plus the adjective-forming suffix '-ive,' meaning 'tending to.' This follows the pattern of Latin adjectives and English word formation, still rooted in 'diluere.'
In finance, 'dilutive' is a term that makes shareholders nervous—when a company issues new stock, investors worry about 'dilution' of their ownership, using the exact same metaphor of watering down a solution.
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