Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fiduciary

/fəˈduːʃ.i.eɹ.i/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.05 in modern English

Syllables: fidu-cia-ry
IPA: /fəˈduːʃ.i.eɹ.i/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to an entity that owes to another good faith, accountability and trust, often in the context of trusts and trustees.

adj

Pertaining to paper money whose value depends on public confidence or securities.

adj

Accepted as a trusted reference such as a point, value, or marker; fiducial.

noun

One who holds something in trust for another.

noun

One who depends for salvation on faith, without works; an antinomian.

Example Sentences

"a fiduciary contract"
"a fiduciary duty"
"Indeed, currency would be more effective for not being gold and silver but fiduciary paper money."
"“We focus on sustainability not because we’re environmentalists, but because we are capitalists and fiduciaries to our clients,” Mr. Fink wrote."

Etymology

From Latin fīdūciārius (“held in trust”), from fīdūcia (“trust”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *bʰeydʰ-, fīdūciārius

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /fəˈduːʃ.i.eɹ.i/
British English: /fɪˈdjuːʃ.i.əɹ.i/

Inflected Forms

fiduciaries (plural)

Derived Forms

fiduciarily nonfiduciary

Phrases

fiduciary duty personal fiduciary

Synonyms

trustee fiducial

Questions

How do you pronounce fiduciary?: The recorded pronunciation is /fəˈduːʃ.i.eɹ.i/.
What does fiduciary mean?: Relating to an entity that owes to another good faith, accountability and trust, often in the context of trusts and trustees.
Where does fiduciary come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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