trust


Definition: Meaning of, trust in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / trʌst /

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trust trusts
  1. belief [uncountable] a strong belief in the honesty, goodness etc of someone or something
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  2. organization [countable usually singular] an organization or group that has control over money that will be used to help someone else
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  3. financial arrangement [uncountable and countable] an arrangement by which someone has legal control of your money or property, either until you are old enough to use it or to INVEST it for you
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  4. take something on trust to believe that something is true without having any proof
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  5. position of trust a job or position in which you have been given the responsibility of making important decisions
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  6. companies [countable] especially American English a group of companies that illegally work together to reduce competition and control prices
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
trust trusted trusted
Present Participle Third Person Singular
trusting trusts
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  1. people to believe that someone is honest or will not do anything bad or wrong
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  2. facts/judgement to be sure that something is correct or right [=  believe in, rely on]
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  3. things to be sure that something will work properly [=  rely on]
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  4. trust you/him/them etc (to do something)! spoken used to say that someone has behaved in a bad or stupid way that is typical of them
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  5. I trust (that) spoken formal used to say politely that you hope something is true
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trust used in phrases

  • Clifford trust (noun)
    1. a trust established to shift the income to someone who is taxed at a lower rate than the grantor for a period of 10 years or more
  • National Childbirth Trust, the
    1. a British organization that provides advice and information to women who are going to have babies. It supports women who want to give birth naturally, without the use of drugs, and it encourages new mothers to breastfeed their babies instead of giving them milk made from powder.
  • National Trust (noun)
    1. the National Trust a British organization which owns and takes care of many beautiful old buildings and areas of countryside in England and Wales
  • Real Estate Investment Trust (noun)
    1. an investment trust that owns and manages a pool of commercial properties and mortgages and other real estate assets; shares can be bought and sold in the stock market
  • Terrence Higgins Trust, the
    1. a British CHARITY organization which was started in 1983 and gives help and advice to people suffering from or worried about AIDS and HIV infection
  • Totten trust (noun)
    1. a savings account deposited by someone who makes themselves the trustee for a beneficiary and who controls it during their lifetime; afterward the balance is payable to the previously named beneficiary
  • active trust (noun)
    1. a trust in which the trustee must perform certain duties
  • al-Rashid Trust (noun)
    1. a terrorist group organized in 1996 after the Taliban took over Afghanistan and part of Osama bin Laden's international system; provides financial support for the Taliban and al-Qaeda and Jaish-i-Mohammed and assists Muslim militants around the world; established a network of madrasas and mosques in Afghanistan
  • anti trust (adjective)
    1. intended to prevent companies from unfairly controlling prices
  • blind trust (noun)
    1. a trust that enables a person to avoid possible conflict of interest by transferring assets to a fiduciary; the person establishing the trust gives up the right to information about the assets
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trust used in phrasal verbs

  • trust in (phrasal verb)
    1. trust in someone/something to have confidence in someone or something
  • trust to (phrasal verb)
    1. trust to something to depend on something such as luck or chance to help you to achieve something, usually because you have no other choice
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