Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fiduciary duty

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.04 in modern English

Syllables: fidu-cia-ry -du-ty
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The legal obligation of loyalty under which a fiduciary may have no conflict of duty between themselves and their principal, and must not profit from their position as a fiduciary.

Example Sentences

"The company’s charter bluntly states that OpenAI’s “primary fiduciary duty is to humanity,” not to investors or even employees."

Inflected Forms

fiduciary duties (plural)

Questions

What does fiduciary duty mean?: The legal obligation of loyalty under which a fiduciary may have no conflict of duty between themselves and their principal, and must not profit from their position as a fiduciary.

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