[] the process of taking great care in doing sth or deciding sth, especially in buying or selling sth （尤指买卖某物时）谨慎处理◆We try to exercise due diligence in selecting employees. 我们在选择雇员时尽量小心谨慎。◆She believes brokers are not doing enough due diligence on investment funds. 她认为经纪人对投资基金没有很好地恪尽职守。⨁to act with / conduct / do / exercise / undertake due diligence 恪尽职守；谨慎处理
() [, ]a process in which sb examines the financial records, documents, etc. of a business in order to decide whether they want to buy it and how much money to offer （对某公司财务记录、单据等的）尽职调查；严格评估◆The deal is subject to due diligence. 这笔交易须接受尽职调查。◆An exact sale price will be set after a due diligence is completed in May. 五月份尽职调查结束，公司之後将制订确切的销售价格。◆doing due diligence on a company 对某公司进行尽职调查⨁to carry out / complete / conduct / do / undertake (a) due diligence (on sth) （对某事物）执行／完成／实施／进行尽职调查⨁a due diligence exercise / procedure / process 尽职调查活动／程序／过程