Meaning

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

Definitions by Sense

1. (law) Relating to an entity that owes to another good faith, accountability and trust, often in the context of trusts and trustees.
2. Pertaining to paper money whose value depends on public confidence or securities.
3. (nonstandard) Accepted as a trusted reference such as a point, value, or marker; fiducial.
4. (law) One who holds a thing in trust for another.
5. (theology) 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.

Word Forms

• fiduciaries

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When Should You Use Fiduciary?

Use fiduciary when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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