Diligence

Word DILIGENCE
Character 9
Hyphenation di li gence dil i gence
Pronunciations /ˈdɪlɪdʒəns/

Definitions and meanings of "Diligence"

What do we mean by diligence?

Steady application; industry; careful work involving long-term effort.

The qualities of a hard worker, including conscientiousness, determination, and perseverance.

Carefulness.

(19th century) A public stage-coach.

The process by which persons, lands, or effects are seized for debt; process for enforcing the attendance of witnesses or the production of writings.

Persistent effort or work; industrious character Urban Dictionary

Hard working, motivated Urban Dictionary

Having or showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties. Urban Dictionary

Slang. To perform due diligence analysis of a potential investment. A term most commonly used by the newbs in a Big Four firm, trying to establish themselves as the coolest among the nerds. Urban Dictionary

A term used when a small indian kid is trying to show off in health class and the teacher tells him to come to the front. Usually he thinks he's cool but ends up looking like more of a fag. Urban Dictionary

Pronunciation: \ˈdi-lə-jənt\ Function: adjective 1.) Having, or possessing, more than one flavor of ice cream. 2.) To have the opportunity to choose between multiple flavors of ice cream Urban Dictionary

Performing a background check on a man before accepting a date with him Urban Dictionary

Someone who is a hard worker and can multi-task. Urban Dictionary

The act of going to another floor of your place of employment to relieve your bowels of excrement. Urban Dictionary

Getting proper approval from your male friend(s) to proceed with a course of action. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Diligence

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The word "diligence" in example sentences

Such labor and diligence also is required in them that rule, whilst they are charged to rule _with diligence_, Rom.xii. 8, which is as much as _with labor_: yea, the common charity of Christians hath its labor; and this very word ❋ Unknown (N/A)

Seeing that the Obama administration constantly complains about how BIG the mess they INHERITED was, one would think a bit more due diligence is warranted. ❋ Unknown (2009)

For Tanguy Van Overstraeten, global head of the Privacy and Data Protection Practice at Linklaters, onsite due diligence is key to avoid any risk to the data companies share with vendors abroad. ❋ Javier Espinoza (2010)

More diligence from the designer ensures that energy and resource consumption are minimal – the collapsible components come as a kit set for reduced packaging and efficient transportability. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Doing due diligence is one thing, but “Fussy” is a fairly darn common word to search. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Ensure due diligence is conducted during the consequent growth period, and your personal golden parachutes have uncapped bonuses for exceeding revenue and user targets from this representative window. ❋ Ben Barren (2006)

Personally I find it hard to believe that after succeeding in fields were due diligence is a must, he decided to wing it on something, that a this point, is one of the most important things hes done in this campaign. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The diligence is paying off, as Pretty Little Head is getting some really strong reviews. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Acting on the information, quickly and with great diligence, is essential. ❋ Candace (2005)

I'm not quite sure how 'utmost care and diligence' is compatible with rollercoasters at all. ❋ Unknown (2005)

To simply accept a news report without doing due diligence is incompetent nonsense … ❋ Unknown (2005)

Isn't homeland security worth that kind of due diligence from the White House? ❋ Unknown (2004)

( 'Solicitously sedulous'; diligence is necessary) to maintain ❋ Unknown (1871)

The diligence is now on a new and most fatiguing plan of travelling night and day, after leaving Puebla; so that, starting from Mexico at four o'clock on the morning of the 2nd of January, it arrives in Vera Cruz early on the morning of the 5th, saving a few hours, and nearly killing the travellers. ❋ Frances Erskine Inglis (1843)

Secondly, An ox excels man in diligence, and patience, and painstaking, and an unwearied discharge of the work he has to do; therefore the angels, who are constantly employed in the service of God and the church, put on the face of an ox. ❋ Unknown (1721)

Alarmed by this intelligence, he hastily relinquished the siege, and marched with rapid diligence from the banks of the Tigris to those of the Oxus. ❋ Unknown (1206)

And warm words about Michael Martin's "diligence" - a peerage will be next, no doubt. ❋ Unknown (2009)

As a [lawyer], I always act in due care, diligence and [skill] for the [interest] of my clients. ❋ T. S. Lee (2006)

[The only] [reason] that she is going to [Harvard] is because she was so diligent. ❋ Zach......... (2004)

They were diligent in [the performance] of their [duties] ❋ Laking_YT (2018)

The private [equity] firm hired us to [diligize] the frozen foods company they are thinking of [acquiring]. ❋ Abigayle57 (2012)

Teacher -"[Come to] the front [Naveen] and [show me] your work." Naveen -"But im working very diligently." ❋ Whiotcv123 (2011)

I see john at [the ice] [cream] store everyday, that guy sure is [diligent] ❋ Like Webster (2014)

Laura neglected to perform dude diligence, and Michael spent the entire date explaining how [Ben Bernanke] forged [Barack Obama's] [birth certificate]. ❋ Yet Another Definer (2010)

She was a good hire, [I see] her [over there] [working] like a Diligent Dellinger. ❋ BurntNostalgia (2011)

[Brent] had a [mega] lunch and decided to go to the [third floor] to do his doo diligence. ❋ Beardedglory (2014)

Chuck: Dude, I just saw Rick [macking] with Kate at the mall. I thought Kate was still with Tommy. Sean: Hey man, it’s cool. I heard that Rick [broke it] off with Kate and he [cleared] Tommy to date Kate, so Tommy did his dude diligence. ❋ The Comand'r (2013)

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