Definition of Fidelity

Fiddle

FIDELITY noun

	A virtue peculiar to those who are about to be betrayed.

		definition from: *The Devil's Dictionary* by Ambrose Bierce, 1911

Finance

Regular definition:

FIDELITY:
f??del?t? n. 1 (often foll. by to) faithfulness, loyalty. 2 strict conformity to truth or fact. 3 exact correspondence to the original. 4 precision in reproduction of sound (high fidelity). øfidelity insurance insurance taken out by an employer against losses incurred through an employee's dishonesty etc. [F fid÷lit÷ or L fidelitas (as FEALTY)]

Last updated: 9/3/2011 12:48:30