Definition
To rely on a single source (as of income), rather than diversifying.
In Context
- "They felt that buying more real estate than they already had would be putting all their eggs in one basket."
- "Fortunately, Bryant ignored that advice and doubled down on his dream. “I thought, ‘If this is so hard to accomplish, how in the world am I going to accomplish it if I don’t put all my eggs in one basket? If I don’t focus 100 percent on this, I’m never going to get there.’”"
- "BR had a policy of not putting all of its eggs in one basket when it came to procuring rolling stock, with locomotives and multiple units built by a variety of manufacturers."
See Also
- all one's eggs in one basket
- don't put all your eggs in one basket