the process of carefully examining something or someone, especially before agreeing to buy it or employ them or before advising someone else to buy it or employ them
exercise due diligence:
It is the employer’s duty to exercise due diligence when appointingnewstaff.
Synonyms and related words
Careful examination and inspections
examination
analysis
review
due diligence
noun uncountable legal
US /ˌdu ˈdɪlɪdʒ(ə)ns/
DEFINITIONS1
1
the process of carefully examining something or someone, especially before agreeing to buy it or employ them or before advising someone else to buy it or employ them
exercise due diligence:
It is the employer’s duty to exercise due diligence when appointingnewstaff.