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due diligence

/ˈdjuː ˌdɪl.ɪ.d͡ʒəns/ UK
/d͡ʒuː ˌdɪl.ɪ.d͡ʒəns/ UK
/ˈdu ˌdɪl.ɪ.d͡ʒəns/ US
/ˈd͡ʒʉː ˌdɪl.ɪ.d͡ʒəns/ Australia, New Zealand

noun

uncountable Appropriate, required, reasonable care or carefulness. Consumers are required to use their credit cards with due diligence, which includes making sure that strangers cannot find or see their PIN.
uncountable A process during which a potential party to a contract evaluates the assets and liabilities of one or more other potential parties, to assess whether it should enter into the contract.

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noun appropriate or required carefulness

中文	盡職盡責 /尽职尽责 jìnzhí jìnzé
Deutsch	gebotene Sorgfalt
Русский	до́лжная осторо́жность dólžnaja ostoróžnostʹ

noun process of evaluating the assets and liabilities of another potential party to a contract

中文	盡職調查 /尽职调查 jìnzhí diàochá, 盡調 /尽调 jìndiào
Deutsch	Due Diligence, Due-Diligence-Prüfung
Ελληνικά	προσήκων έλεγχος prosíkon élenchos, διαγνωστικός έλεγχος diagnostikós élenchos
Русский	ко́мплексная оце́нка kómpleksnaja océnka, ко́мплексная прове́рка kómpleksnaja provérka

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@misc{due_diligence_2026,
  title = {due diligence},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/due%20diligence},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}