fiduciary
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fiduciary
- /fɪˈdjuːʃ.i.əɹ.i/ UK
- /fəˈduːʃ.i.eɹ.i/ US
Where it comes from
From Latin fīdūciārius (“held in trust”), from fīdūcia (“trust”).
adjective
- Relating to an entity that owes to another good faith, accountability and trust, often in the context of trusts and trustees. a fiduciary contract
- Pertaining to paper money whose value depends on public confidence or securities. Indeed, currency would be more effective for not being gold and silver but fiduciary paper money.
- Accepted as a trusted reference such as a point, value, or marker; fiducial.
noun fiduciaries
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One who holds something in trust for another.
“We focus on sustainability not because we’re environmentalists, but because we are capitalists and fiduciaries to our clients,” Mr. Fink wrote.
Similar: trustee
- One who depends for salvation on faith, without works; an antinomian.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: fiducial, trustee, trusteeship, guardianship, custody, trust, fit, trustees, trusts, liege, bondholding, unitholding, close, collateral, mutual, depositary
Translations
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adj related to trusts and trustees
| Español | fiduciario |
|---|---|
| Português | fiduciário |
| Français | fiduciaire |
| Deutsch | treuhänderisch, fiduziarisch |
| Italiano | fiduciale |
| Русский | дове́ренный dovérennyj, фидуциа́рный fiduciárnyj |
noun trustee
| Español | fiduciario, fiduciaria, mandatario, apoderado, procurador, representante |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 受託人 /受托人 shòutuōrén, 受託者 /受托者 shòutuōzhě |
| Français | mandataire, chargé de pouvoirs, curateur |
| Deutsch | Treuhänder |
| Italiano | mandatario |
| Русский | опеку́н opekún, опеку́нша opekúnša, попечи́тель popečítelʹ, попечи́тельница popečítelʹnica, дове́ренное лицо́ dovérennoje licó, фидуциа́рий fiduciárij |
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title = {fiduciary},
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