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fiduciary

noun

  1. person who takes care of money for another person or organization
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adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /fɪˈdjuːʃ.i.əɹ.i/ / /fəˈduːʃ.i.eɹ.i/

adj

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

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

    a fiduciary contract

    a fiduciary duty

  2. 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.

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

noun

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

  1. One who holds a thing 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.

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