fiduciary

  • 11fiduciary — fiduciarily, adv. /fi dooh shee er ee, dyooh /, n., pl. fiduciaries, adj. n. 1. Law. a person to whom property or power is entrusted for the benefit of another. adj. 2. Law. of or pertaining to the relation between a fiduciary and his or her… …

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  • 12fiduciary — I. noun (plural ries) Date: 1631 one that holds a fiduciary relation or acts in a fiduciary capacity II. adjective Etymology: Latin fiduciarius, from fiducia confidence, trust, from fidere Date: circa 1641 of, relating to, or involving a… …

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  • 13Fiduciary — 1. A person legally appointed and authorized to hold assets in trust for another person. The fiduciary manages the assets for the benefit of the other person rather than for his or her own profit. 2. A loan made on trust rather than against some… …

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  • 14fiduciary — /fəˈdjuʃəri/ (say fuh dyoohshuhree) noun (plural fiduciaries) 1. Law a person to whom property is entrusted to hold, control, or manage for another. –adjective 2. Law of or relating to the relation between a fiduciary and his or her principal: a… …

  • 15fiduciary — 1. noun a) One who holds a thing in trust for another; a trustee. b) One who depends for salvation on faith, without works; an antinomian. 2. adjective Related to trusts and trustees. A fiduciary contract. A fiduciary duty …

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  • 16fiduciary — [[t]fɪdu͟ːʃiəri[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Fiduciary is used to talk about things which relate to a trust, or to the people who are in charge of a trust. [LEGAL] They have a case against their directors for breach of fiduciary duty …

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  • 17fiduciary — I UK [fɪˈdjuːʃɪərɪ] / US [fəˈduʃɪərɪ] adjective legal involving responsibility for looking after money or property that belongs to someone else II UK [fɪˈdjuːʃɪərɪ] / US [fəˈduʃɪərɪ] noun [countable] Word forms fiduciary : singular fiduciary… …

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  • 18fiduciary — fi•du•ci•ar•y [[t]fɪˈdu ʃiˌɛr i, ˈdyu [/t]] n. pl. ar•ies, adj. 1) law Law. a person to whom property or power is entrusted for the benefit of another 2) law Law. of or pertaining to the relation between a fiduciary and his or her principal 3)… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 19fiduciary —    (Latin, fiducia: trust)    An individual or business (e.g., a bank or brokerage) that has the power to act for another in circumstances of trust. Often, a fiduciary is a trustee of a trust, but others filling this role can be attorneys,… …

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  • 20fiduciary — adj. Fiduciary is used with these nouns: ↑duty, ↑responsibility …

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