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fiduciary

fi·du·ci·ar·y
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fi-doo-shee-er-ee, -dyoo-]
    • /fɪˈdu ʃiˌɛr i, -ˈdyu-/
    • /fɪˈdjuː.ʃi.ə.ri/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fi-doo-shee-er-ee, -dyoo-]
    • /fɪˈdu ʃiˌɛr i, -ˈdyu-/

Definitions of fiduciary word

  • noun plural fiduciary Law. a person to whom property or power is entrusted for the benefit of another. 1
  • adjective fiduciary Law. of or relating to the relation between a fiduciary and his or her principal: a fiduciary capacity; a fiduciary duty. 1
  • adjective fiduciary of, based on, or in the nature of trust and confidence, as in public affairs: a fiduciary obligation of government employees. 1
  • adjective fiduciary depending on public confidence for value or currency, as fiat money. 1
  • noun fiduciary Involving trust, especially with regard to the relationship between a trustee and a beneficiary. 1
  • noun fiduciary law: trustee 1

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Origin of fiduciary

First appearance:

before 1585
One of the 35% oldest English words
1585-95; < Latin fīdūciārius of something held in trust, equivalent to fīdūci(a) trust + -ārius -ary

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Parts of speech for Fiduciary

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

fiduciary popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

fiduciary usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for fiduciary

noun fiduciary

  • guardian — a person who guards, protects, or preserves.
  • curator — A curator is someone who is in charge of the objects or works of art in a museum or art gallery.
  • trustee — a person, usually one of a body of persons, appointed to administer the affairs of a company, institution, etc.
  • depositary — a person or group to whom something is entrusted for safety or preservation

adjective fiduciary

  • believable — Something that is believable makes you think that it could be true or real.
  • honest to god — real or genuine.
  • supposable — to assume (something), as for the sake of argument or as part of a proposition or theory: Suppose the distance to be one mile.

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