noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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UK:/ˈdjuː ˌdɪl.ɪ.d͡ʒəns/
UK:/d͡ʒuː ˌdɪl.ɪ.d͡ʒəns/
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US:/ˈdu ˌdɪl.ɪ.d͡ʒəns/
Australian, New-Zealand:/ˈd͡ʒʉː ˌdɪl.ɪ.d͡ʒəns/
1
noun
Meaning 1
Appropriate, required, reasonable care or carefulness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
Consumers are required to use their credit cards with due diligence, which includes making sure that strangers cannot find or see their PIN.
You are required to exercise due diligence by immediately reporting unauthorized withdrawals from your account and unauthorized use of your credit card.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A process during which a potential party to a contract evaluates the assets and liabilities of one or more other potential parties, to assess whether it should enter into the contract.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin:
盡職盡責 /尽职尽责
(jìnzhí jìnzé)
— appropriate or required carefulness
Finnish:
asianmukainen huolellisuus
— appropriate or required carefulness
Georgian:
სათანადო სიფრთხილე
(satanado siprtxile)
— appropriate or required carefulness
Georgian:
სათანადო მზრუნველობა
(satanado mzrunveloba)
— appropriate or required carefulness
German:
gebotene Sorgfalt
— appropriate or required carefulness
Hungarian:
elvárható/megfelelő/kellő gondosság
— appropriate or required carefulness
Russian:
до́лжная осторо́жность
(dólžnaja ostoróžnostʹ)
— appropriate or required carefulness
Chinese Mandarin:
盡職調查 /尽职调查
(jìnzhí diàochá)
— process of evaluating the assets and liabilities of another potential party to a contract
Chinese Mandarin:
盡調 /尽调
(jìndiào)
— process of evaluating the assets and liabilities of another potential party to a contract
Dutch:
gepaste zorgvuldigheid
— process of evaluating the assets and liabilities of another potential party to a contract
Dutch:
due diligence
— process of evaluating the assets and liabilities of another potential party to a contract
Faroese:
høviligt nærlagni
— process of evaluating the assets and liabilities of another potential party to a contract
Finnish:
huolellisuusmenettely
— process of evaluating the assets and liabilities of another potential party to a contract
Georgian:
ფინანსურ-იურიდიული შესწავლა
(pinansur-iuridiuli šesc̣avla)
— process of evaluating the assets and liabilities of another potential party to a contract
Georgian:
კომპანიის აუდიტი
(ḳomṗaniis audiṭi)
— process of evaluating the assets and liabilities of another potential party to a contract
German:
Due Diligence
— process of evaluating the assets and liabilities of another potential party to a contract
German:
Due-Diligence-Prüfung
— process of evaluating the assets and liabilities of another potential party to a contract
Greek:
προσήκων έλεγχος
(prosíkon élenchos)
— process of evaluating the assets and liabilities of another potential party to a contract
Greek:
διαγνωστικός έλεγχος
(diagnostikós élenchos)
— process of evaluating the assets and liabilities of another potential party to a contract
Hungarian:
átvilágítás
— process of evaluating the assets and liabilities of another potential party to a contract
Russian:
ко́мплексная оце́нка
(kómpleksnaja océnka)
— process of evaluating the assets and liabilities of another potential party to a contract
Russian:
ко́мплексная прове́рка
(kómpleksnaja provérka)
— process of evaluating the assets and liabilities of another potential party to a contract
Swedish:
förvärvsgranskning
— process of evaluating the assets and liabilities of another potential party to a contract
