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Fiduciary Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ary

Fiduciary has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

a person who holds assets in trust for a beneficiary

"it is illegal for a fiduciary to misappropriate money for personal gain"

2

One who holds a thing in trust for another; a trustee.

"As the new fiduciary, I am legally obligated to manage your investment portfolio solely for your benefit and cannot use any of those funds for my own gain."

Adjective
1

relating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i.e. the holding of something in trust for another)

"a fiduciary contract"

"in a fiduciary capacity"

"fiducial power"

2

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

"As a financial advisor, I have a fiduciary duty to act solely in my client's best interest when managing their retirement funds."

Example Sentences
"it is illegal for a fiduciary to misappropriate money for personal gain" noun
"a fiduciary contract" adjective
"in a fiduciary capacity" adjective
"fiducial power" adjective
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
person
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
conservator administrator executor liquidator steward trustee
Rhyming Words
ary bary vary mary dary gary cary wary nary fary viary neary weary spary ovary snary teary hoary leary beary
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