• noun:   the trait of trusting; of believing in the honesty and reliability of others

  Example: "The experience destroyed his trust and personal dignity"

• noun:   a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service

  Example: "They set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly"

• noun:   something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)

  Example: "He is the beneficiary of a generous trust set up by his father"

• noun:   certainty based on past experience

  Example: "He put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun"

• noun:   complete confidence in a person or plan etc

  Example: "The doctor-patient relationship is based on trust"

• noun:   a trustful relationship

  Example: "He betrayed their trust"

• verb:   extend credit to
• verb:   allow without fear
• verb:   have confidence or faith in

  Example: "We can trust in God"

• verb:   be confident about something
• verb:   expect and wish

  Example: "I trust you will behave better from now on"

• verb:   confer a trust upon

  Example: "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"

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