trust (tr st)n. 1. Firm reliance on the integrity, ability, or character of a person or thing. 2. Custody; care. 3. Something committed into the care of another; charge. 4. a. The condition and resulting obligation of having confidence placed in one: violated a public trust. b. One in which confidence is placed. 5. Reliance on something in the future; hope. 6. Reliance on the intention and ability of a purchaser to pay in the future; credit. 7. Law a. A legal title to property held by one party for the benefit of another. b. The confidence reposed in a trustee when giving the trustee legal title to property to administer for another, together with the trustee's obligation regarding that property and the beneficiary. c. The property so held. 8. A combination of firms or corporations for the purpose of reducing competition and controlling prices throughout a business or an industry. v. trust·ed, trust·ing, trusts v.intr. 1. To have or place reliance; depend: Trust in the Lord. Trust to destiny. 2. To be confident; hope. 3. To sell on credit. v.tr. Idiom: 1. To have or place confidence in; depend on. 2. To expect with assurance; assume: I trust that you will be on time. 3. To believe: I trust what you say. 4. To place in the care of another; entrust. 5. To grant discretion to confidently: Can I trust them with the boat? 6. To extend credit to. in trust In the possession or care of a trustee. [Middle English truste, perhaps from Old Norse traust, confidence; see deru- in Indo-European roots.] trust  er n.Synonyms: trust, faith, confidence, reliance, dependence These nouns denote a feeling of certainty that a person or thing will not fail. Trust implies depth and assurance of feeling that is often based on inconclusive evidence: The mayor vowed to justify the trust the electorate had placed in him. Faith connotes unquestioning, often emotionally charged belief: "Often enough our faith beforehand in an uncertified result is the only thing that makes the result come true" (William James). Confidence, frequently implies stronger grounds for assurance: "Confidence is a plant of slow growth in an aged bosom: youth is the season of credulity" (William Pitt). Reliance connotes a confident and trustful commitment to another: "What reliance could they place on the protection of a prince so recently their enemy?" (William Hickling Prescott). Dependence suggests reliance on another to whom one is often subordinate: "When I had once called him in, I could not subsist without Dependence on him" (Richard Steele). See Also Synonyms at care, rely. |
trust
Verb
1. to believe that (someone) is honest and means no harm: my father warned me never to trust strangers
2. to feel that (something) is safe and reliable: I don't trust those new gadgets
3. to entrust (someone) with important information or valuables: she's not somebody I would trust with this sort of secret
4. to believe that (someone) is likely to do something safely and reliably: I wouldn't trust anyone else to look after my child properly
5. to believe (a story, account, etc.)
6. to expect, hope, or suppose: I trust you've made your brother welcome here
Noun
1. confidence in the truth, worth, reliability, etc., of a person or thing; faith: he knew that his father had great trust in him
2. the obligation of someone in a responsible position: he was in a position of trust as her substitute father
3.
a. a legal arrangement whereby one person looks after property, money, etc., on another's behalf
b. property that is the subject of such an arrangement
4. (in Britain) a self-governing hospital, group of hospitals, or other body that operates as an independent commercial unit within the National Health Service
5. Chiefly US & Canad a group of companies joined together to control the market for any commodity
Adjective
of or relating to a trust or trusts: trust status [Old Norse traust help, support, confidence]
Trust a group of people appointed as trustees to an estate or trust, 1712.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  trust - 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"belongings, property, holding - something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property"; active trust - a trust in which the trustee must perform certain duties blind trust - 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 passive trust - a trust in which the trustee performs no active duties charitable trust, public trust - a trust created for charitable or religious or educational or scientific purposes Clifford trust, grantor trust - 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 implied trust - a trust inferred by operation of law direct trust, express trust - a trust created by the free and deliberate act of the parties involved (usually on the basis of written documentation) discretionary trust - a trust that gives the trustee discretion to pay the beneficiary as much of the trust income as the trustee believes appropriate inter vivos trust, living trust - a trust created and operating during the grantor's lifetime spendthrift trust - a trust created to maintain a beneficiary but to be secure against the beneficiary's improvidence testamentary trust - a trust that is created under a will and that becomes active after the grantor dies savings account trust, savings bank trust, Totten trust, trust account, trustee account - 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 voting trust - an agreement whereby persons owning stock with voting powers retain ownership while transferring the voting rights to the trustees |
| 2. | trust - certainty based on past experience; "he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists"; "he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun" certainty - the state of being certain; "his certainty reassured the others" | |
| 3. |  trust - the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others; "the experience destroyed his trust and personal dignity"trait - a distinguishing feature of your personal nature credulity - tendency to believe readily | |
| 4. |  trust - 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"drug cartel - an illicit cartel formed to control the production and distribution of narcotic drugs; "drug cartels sometimes finance terrorist organizations" oil cartel - a cartel of companies or nations formed to control the production and distribution of oil | |
| 5. |  trust - complete confidence in a person or plan etc; "he cherished the faith of a good woman"; "the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust"belief - any cognitive content held as true | |
| 6. |  trust - a trustful relationship; "he took me into his confidence"; "he betrayed their trust"friendly relationship, friendship - the state of being friends (or friendly) | |
| Verb | 1. |  trust - have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes"believe - accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits" credit - have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of lean - rely on for support; "We can lean on this man" depend, bet, reckon, calculate, count, look - have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis" |
| 2. |  trust - allow without fear countenance, permit, allow, let - consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" | |
| 3. |  trust - be confident about something; "I believe that he will come back from the war"anticipate, expect - regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow" | |
| 4. |  trust - expect and wish; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"wish - hope for; have a wish; "I wish I could go home now" | |
| 5. |  trust - confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God"commend - give to in charge; "I commend my children to you" hand, pass on, turn over, pass, reach, give - place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" recommit - commit again; "It was recommitted into her custody" obligate - commit in order to fulfill an obligation; "obligate money" | |
| 6. | trust - extend credit to; "don't trust my ex-wife; I won't pay her debts anymore" commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) |
trust
noun 1. confidence, credit, belief, faith, expectation, conviction, assurance, certainty, reliance, credence, certitude << OPPOSITE distrust
noun 3. custody, care, guard, protection, guardianship, safekeeping, trusteeship >> adjective fiducial
verb 4. believe in, have faith in, depend on, count on, bank on, lean on, rely upon, swear by, take at face value, take as gospel, place reliance on, place your trust in, pin your faith on, place or have confidence in << OPPOSITE distrust
Translations
trust [trʌst] n → confianza;
(COMM) → trust m;
(LAW) → fideicomiso
vt (= rely on) → tener confianza en (= entrust): to trust sth to sb → confiar algo a algn (= hope): to trust (that) → esperar (que);
in trust → en fideicomiso;
trust [trʌst] n → confiance f (= responsibility);
to place sth in sb's trust → confier la responsabilité de qch à qn;
(Law) → fidéicommis m;
to trust sth to sb → confier qch à qn (= hope);
to trust (that) → espérer (que);
in trust (Law) → par fidéicommis
trust [trʌst] n → Vertrauen nt;
(Comm) (for charity etc) → Stiftung f
to be in trust (Law) → treuhänderisch verwaltet werden;
to trust (that) (= hope) → hoffen(, dass)
trust [trʌst] n → fiducia;
(LAW) → amministrazione f fiduciaria;
(COMM) → trust m inv
vt (= have confidence in) → fidarsi di (= rely on); contare su (= entrust): to trust sth to sb → affidare qc a qn (= hope): to trust (that) → sperare (che);
in trust (LAW) → in amministrazione fiduciaria
v trust [trast]
1 to have confidence or faith; to believe She trusted (in) him. vertrou يَثِقُ في доверявам се důvěřovat have tillid til; stole på vertrauen εμπιστεύομαι confiar (en) uskuma اعتماد کردن luottaa avoir confiance (en) לִבטוֹחַ भरोसा करना vjerovati, imati povjerenja megbízik (vkiben v. vmiben) mempercayai treysta avere fiducia 信頼する 신뢰하다 tikėti ticēt mempercayai vertrouwen stole/lite på zaufać confiar a avea încredere (în), a se încrede (în) доверять; верить dôverovať, veriť zaupati verovati lita på, ha förtroende för วางใจ güvenmek, inanmak 信任 довіряти(ся); покладатися بھروسہ کرنا tin tưởng 信任
2 to give (something to someone), believing that it will be used well and responsibly I can't trust him with my car; I can't trust my car to him. vertrou يأتَمِن доверявам се svěřit betro anvertrauen εμπιστεύομαι confiar algo a alguien (kellegi) hoolde usaldama سپردن jättää jonkun huostaan confier (qqch. à qqn) לִסמוֹך आशा करना povjeriti rábíz (vmit vkire) mempercayakan treysta/trúa fyrir fidarsi 預ける 안심하고 맡기다[] patikėti uzticēt mempercayai toevertrouwen betro powierzyć confiar a încredinţa (ceva cuiva) доверить zveriť zaupati poveriti anförtro, betro ไว้วางใจ emniyet etmek 放心地把...託付給... доручати اعتماد کرنا giao phó cho ai 放心地把...托付给...
3 to hope or be confident (that) I trust (that) you had / will have a good journey. vertrou, hoop يأمَل надявам се doufat være sikker på hoffen ελπίζω, πιστεύω esperar; confiar (en que) lootma امیدوار بودن uskoa espérer לִבטוֹחַ आशा करना, (विरल प्रयोग) पूरी या पक्की आशा करना ufati se, vjerovati remél yakin vona, vera viss um (að) sperare ～と思う 희망하다, 믿다 tikėtis cerēt; ticēt berharap hopen håpe, regne med, tro ufać esperar a spera надеяться dúfať upati verovati vara förvissad om, hoppas คาดหวัง ummak, emin olmak 希望，確信 сподіватися; гадати اميد کرنا mong muốn, hy vọng 希望，确信
n
1 belief or confidence in the power, reality, truth, goodness etc of a person or thing The firm has a great deal of trust in your ability; trust in God. vertroue ثِقَه вяра důvěra, víra tillid; tro das Vertrauen εμπιστοσύνη, πίστη confianza usk اطمینان luottamus confiance אֵמוּן, בִּטָחוֹן भरोसा vjera, povjerenje bizalom kepercayaan traust, tiltrú fiducia 信頼 신뢰, 믿음 (pasi)tikėjimas ticība kepercayaan vertrouwen tillit ufność confiança încredere, speranţă вера dôvera, viera zaupanje vera förtroende, förtröstan, tilltro ความเชื่อใจ güven, itimat, emniyet 信賴，信仰 довіра, віра اعتماد، توکل niềm tin 信赖，信仰
2 charge or care; responsibility The child was placed in my trust. verantwoordelikheid مَسْؤولِيَّه отговорност opatrovnictví, péče varetægt die Obhut ευθύνη, φροντίδα carga, cuidado; responsabilidad hooldus عهده؛ سرپرستی holhous charge אַחֲריוּת सहारा skrbništvo, starateljstvo megőrzés, őrizet tanggung jawab umsjá cura, custodia 監督 보호, 돌보기; 책임 globa atbildība amanah zorg forvaring, varetekt opieka cuidado grijă, păstrare ответственность opatera varstvo poverenje ansvar, vård ความไว้เนื้อเชื่อใจ sorumluluk, mesuliyet 信任 відповідальність, обов'язок ذمہ داري sự trông nom, trách nhiệm 信任
3 a task etc given to a person by someone who believes that they will do it, look after it etc well He holds a position of trust in the firm. vertroue, verantwoordelikheid ثِقَه، إئتِمان доверие zodpovědnost betroet job das Vertrauen ευθύνη responsabilidad usaldus مسئولیت؛ کار سپرده شده luottamustehtävä charge נֶאֱמָנוּת ट्रस्ट odgovornost, odgovoran položaj bizalmi állás kepercayaan ábyrgð fiducia, responsabilità 責任 (맡겨진) 임무 pavedimas, pasitikėjimas atbildīgs uzdevums/amats beramanah verantwoordelijkheid betrodd stilling, tillitsverv odpowiedzialność responsabilidade răspundere доверие zodpovednosť odgovornost odgovornost förtroendeuppdrag ความไว้วางใจ sorumluluk 可靠 зобов'язання نگراني کي ذمہ داري، توليت sứ mệnh 可靠
4 arrangement(s) by which something (eg money) is given to a person to use in a particular way, or to keep until a particular time The money was to be held in trust for his children; (also adjective ) a trust fund trust مالٌ مَوقوف على أو مَحْجوز لِ попечителство opatrovnictví båndlagt fond die Treuhand; Treuhand... καταπίστευμα fideicomiso; fondo de inversión eestkoste سپرده؛ امانت uskoa jonkun huostaan (en) fiducie קֶרֶן נֶאֱמָנוּת किसी की देख-रेख में रखा हुआ व्यक्ति या वस्तु pohrana, čuvanje bizalmi letét perwalian fjárhald (amministrazione fiduciaria) 委託 신탁, 관리 išsaugojimas pagal įgaliojimą aizbildnība; pilnvarojums amanah in bewaring legat, fonds, båndlagte midler depozyt depósito administrare prin tutelă доверительная собственность poručníctvo skrbništvo poverenički förvaltning; anförtrodda [] สินเชื่อ yeddiemin, vesayet 託管 довірена власність; управління майном за дорученням امانت giữ an toàn cho ai 托管
5 a group of business firms working together The companies formed a trust. trust شَرِكات تَعْمَلُ معا тръст trust kartel der Konzern ομάδα συνεργαζόμενων εταιρειών, τραστ trust, cartel trust تراست؛ کارتل trusti trust קַרטֶל व्यापारसंघ trust tröszt kelompok samsteypa trust トラスト 기업 합동 trestas trests badan amanah kartel stiftelse trust consórcio trust трест trust trust trust trust, sammanslutning ระบบผูกขาดทางการค้า tröst, tekelci örgüt 托拉斯 трест, концерн جماعت nhóm công ty cùng làm ăn 托拉斯
n trusˈtee
a person who keeps and takes care of something (especially money or property) for some one else. trustee وَكيل، وَصي، قَيِّم попечител opatrovník værge; formueforvalter der/die Treuhänder(in) καταπιστευματοδόχος fideicomisario eestkostja, hooldaja آدم امین edunvalvoja fiduciaire נֶאֱמָן न्यासी povjerenik, skrbnik megbízott wali fjárhaldsmaður (amministratore fiduciario) 保管人 수탁자 globėjas, saugotojas aizbildnis; pilnvarotais pemegang amanah beheerder forvalter, formynder administrator, kurator curador administrator доверительный собственник správca majetku; splnomocnenec skrbnik poverenik förtroendeman, förvaltare ผู้ได้รับมอบหมายให้จัดการดูแล güvenilir kişi, yediemin (財產等的)受託管理人 опікун; довірена особа ٹرسٹي، متولي người được ủy thác （财产等的）受托管理人
adj trustworthy
(negativeuntrustworthy) worthy of trust Is your friend trustworthy? betroubaar جَدير بالثِّقَه сигурен důvěryhodný pålidelig vertrauenswürdig αξιόπιστος, έμπιστος de fiar/confianza, de confianza digno; fidedigno usaldusväärne قابل اعتماد luotettava digne de confiance מְהֵימָן विश्वास योग्य pouzdan megbízható layak dipercaya trúverðugur, áreiðanlegur fidato 信頼できる 신뢰할 수 있는 patikimas uzticams boleh dipercayai betrouwbaar pålitelig, troverdig godny zaufania de confiança demn de încredere надёжный dôveryhodný, spoľahlivý zanesljiv pouzdan pålitlig, trovärdig น่าไว้วางใจ güvenilir, emin 可信賴的 такий, що заслуговує на довіру; надійний قابل اعتماد đáng tin cậy 可信赖的
n trustworthiness
betroubaarheid جَدارَةُ الثِّقَه сигурност důvěryhodnost pålidelighed die Vertrauenswürdigkeit αξιοπιστία honradez, confiabilidad; veracidad, cualidad de fidedigno usaldusväärsus امانت؛ وفاداری luotettavuus fidélité מְהֵימָנוּת विश्वसनीयता, ईमानदारी pouzdanost megbízhatóság keadaan layak dipercaya áreiðanleiki; trúmennska fidatezza 信頼 신뢰할 수 있음 patikimumas uzticamība; uzticība kebolehpercayaan betrouwbaarheid pålitelighet, troverdighet lojalność confiança fidelitate; veridicitate надёжность dôveryhodnosť zanesljivost pouzdanost pålitlighet, trovärdighet ความคู่ควรแก่การไว้วางใจ güvenilirlik 值得信任 надійність; добросовісність اعتماد sự đáng tin cậy 值得信任
adj trusty
able to be trusted or depended on trusty sword; a trusty friend. vertrouend جَدير بالثِّقَه сигурен věrný, spolehlivý pålidelig; trofast zuverlässig πιστός, αξιόπιστος fiel, leal; de confianza usaldatav قابل اعتماد؛ وفادار luotettava fidèle מְהֵימָן विश्वासी pouzdan megbízható bisa dipercaya traustur, áreiðanlegur fedele; sicuro 信頼できる 의지할 만한 patikimas, tikras uzticams; īsts; drošs boleh dipercayai betrouwbaar pålitelig, trofast wierny fidedigno credincios верный verný, spoľahlivý zvest pouzdan pålitlig, trogen, trofast เชื่อถือได้ güvenilir, emin 可靠的 надійний بھروسے کے قابل đáng tin cậy 可靠的
adv trustily
vertrouend بِثِقَه، بِجَدارَه сигурно věrně pålideligt; trofast zuverlässig με πίστη fielmente, lealmente usaldavalt بطور قابل اعتماد luottaen fidèlement בִּמְהֵימָנוּת विश्वासपूर्णता से pouzdano megbízhatóan bisa dipercaya áreiðanlega fedelmente 信頼して 신뢰할 수 있을 정도로 ištikimai uzticami; paļāvīgi boleh dipercayai betrouwbaar pålitelig, trofast wiernie lealmente cu credinţă верно; надёжно verne zvesto pouzdano pålitligt, troget, trofast อย่างไว้วางใจ güvenilir şekilde 可靠地 надійно قابل اعتماد طريقے سے đáng tin cậy 可靠地
n trustiness
vertrouendheid جَدارَة الثِّقَه сигурност spolehlivost pålidelighed; trofasthed die Zuverlässigkeit εμπιστοσύνη fidelidad, lealtad, confiabilidad usaldatavus قابل اعتماد بودن luotettavuus fidélité מְהֵימָנוּת pouzdanost megbízhatóság kepercayaan áreiðanleiki fidatezza, lealtà 信頼 신뢰할 수 있음 patikimumas uzticība boleh dipercayai betrouwbaarheid pålitelighet, trofasthet wierność lealdade credinţă верность;надёжность spoľahlivosť zvestoba pouzdanost pålitlighet, trohet, trofasthet ความไว้วางใจ güvenilirlik, güvenilme 可靠 вірність; надійність معتبريت sự đáng tin cậy 可靠
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