English pronunciation · Words Starting with F
Fiduciary Pronunciation
Fiduciary is pronounced fuh-DOO-shee-e-ree, IPA /fəˈduʃiˌɛri/.
fuh-DOO-shee-e-ree
US /fəˈduʃiˌɛri/ · UK /fɪˈdjuːʃəri/
Syllables: fuh · DOO · shee · e · ree (5 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective and noun: Involving a legal duty to act in someone else's financial interest, or a person who holds that duty.
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Fiduciary in a Sentence
- Trustees owe a fiduciary duty to the beneficiaries.
- As a fiduciary, she cannot trade on that information.
- The bank breached its fiduciary obligations.
Common Mispronunciations of Fiduciary
Not FI-doo-shee-e-ree
Land the weight on DOO, the second of five syllables. Opening loud flattens the rest of the word into a mumble.
Not fuh-DYOO-si-a-ree
Read the ci as sh, so it comes out shee. Keeping a hard s there makes the word sound like a spelling exercise.
Tip: Five syllables, fuh-DOO-shee-e-ree, and only the second carries real weight. British speakers often trim it to four, fi-DYOO-shuh-ree.
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