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trust

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Definitions
noun

complete confidence in a person or plan etc

“the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust”

verb

extend credit to

“don't trust my ex-wife; I won't pay her debts anymore”

verb

have confidence or faith in

“We can trust in our government”

noun

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

“he is the beneficiary of a generous trust set up by his father”

verb

expect and wish

“I trust you will behave better from now on”

noun

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

“they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly”

verb

be confident about something

noun

certainty based on past experience

“he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun”

noun

a trustful relationship

“he betrayed their trust”

noun

the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others

“the experience destroyed his trust and personal dignity”

verb

confer a trust upon

“The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret”

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