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   trust

   /trʌst/

   noun

   • 1. firm belief in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone or something: "relations have to be built on trust" Similar confidencebelieffaithfreedom from suspicion/doubtsurenesscertaintycertitudeassuranceconvictioncredencerelianceOpposite distrustmistrustscepticism
   • ▪ acceptance of the truth of a statement without evidence or investigation: "I used only primary sources, taking nothing on trust"
   • ▪ the state of being responsible for someone or something: "a man in a position of trust" Similar responsibilitydutyobligation
   • ▪ a person or duty for which one has responsibility: literary "rulership is a trust from God"
   • 2. an arrangement whereby a person (a trustee) holds property as its nominal owner for the good of one or more beneficiaries: "a trust was set up" Similar safe keepingkeepingprotectionchargecarecustodytrusteeshipguardianship
   • ▪ a body of trustees.
   • ▪ an organization or company managed by trustees: "a charitable trust"
   • 3. a large company that has or attempts to gain monopolistic control of a market. dated US
   • 4. commercial credit: archaic West Indian "my master lived on trust at an alehouse"
   • 5. a hope or expectation: archaic "all the great trusts of womanhood"

   verb

   • 1. believe in the reliability, truth, or ability of: "I should never have trusted her" Similar have faith input/place one's trust inhave (every) confidence inbelieve inpin one's hopes/faith onrely ondepend onbank oncount onbe sure ofbe convinced byswear byconfide inOpposite distrustmistrustdoubt
   • ▪ allow someone to have, use, or look after (someone or something of importance or value) with confidence: "I'd trust you with my life" Similar entrustput in the hands ofallow to look after/use
   • ▪ commit someone or something to the safekeeping of: "they don't like to trust their money to anyone outside the family" Similar consigncommitgivehand overturn overassigncommend
   • ▪ have confidence; hope (used as a polite formula in conversation): "I trust that you have enjoyed this book" Similar hopeexpectthink likelydare sayimaginebelieveassumepresumesupposetake itinformal:guess
   • ▪ have faith or confidence: "she trusted in the powers of justice"
   • ▪ place reliance on (luck, fate, or chance): "I hurtled down the path, trusting to luck that I wouldn't put a foot wrong"
   • 2. allow credit to (a customer): archaic "all persons are forbid to trust sailors"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old Norse traust, from traustr ‘strong’; the verb from Old Norse treysta, assimilated to the noun.

   Derivatives

   • 1. trustable adjective
   • 2. truster noun

   Scrabble Points: 5

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTRUST | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to believe that someone is good and honest and will not harm you, or that something is safe and reliable: My sister warned me not to trust him. Trust me - I know about these things. Trust your instincts, and do what you think is right. I don't trust air travel - it's unnatural. [ + obj + to infinitive ] I trust him to make the right decision.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › trustTrust Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   : something committed or entrusted to one to be used or cared for in the interest of another.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › trustTRUST Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Trust definition: reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.. See examples of TRUST used in a sentence.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTRUST definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   trust implies instinctive unquestioning belief in and reliance upon something: to have trust in one's parents. confidence implies conscious trust because of good reasons, definite evidence, or past experience: to have confidence in the outcome of events. assurance implies absolute confidence and certainty: to feel an assurance of victory.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishTRUST | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   noun. uk / trʌst / us. trust noun (BELIEF) B2. the belief that you can trust someone or something: a marriage based on love and trust. They showed a lot of trust in me right from the beginning. Opposite. distrust.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › trustTrust - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   If you trust someone then you believe that they’re honest and reliable. If you loan your car to someone, you had better trust them to bring it back to you, and in good shape. Trust takes many forms. You could trust in something abstract, like the idea that things happen for a reason.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishtrust noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   [countable, uncountable] (law) an arrangement by which an organization or a group of people has legal control of money or property that has been given to somebody, usually until that person reaches a particular age; an amount of money or property that is controlled in this way. He set up a trust for his children.