trust
/trʌst/
noun
- A firm belief in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone or something.
- Building trust takes time and honesty.
- The team's trust in their coach helped them win the championship.
- She has complete trust in her best friend.
- A legal arrangement in which one person or organization manages property or money for the benefit of another.
- The charity operates as a trust to ensure donations are used properly.
- The money was placed in a trust for the children's education.
- He set up a trust to manage his family's assets.
- A large company or group of companies that work together to control an industry.
- A trust of several banks controlled the region's finances.
- The government broke up the oil trust to encourage competition.
- The railroad trust set prices that hurt small farmers.
Synonyms
verb
- To have confidence in the honesty, goodness, or reliability of someone or something.
- They trust their neighbors to water the plants while they are away.
- You can trust the map to show the right path.
- I trust my doctor to give me good advice.
- To rely on something happening or being true.
- We trust that the weather will be nice for the picnic.
- He trusted that his hard work would pay off.
- She trusts the bus will arrive on time.
- To allow someone to have, use, or be responsible for something because you believe they will take care of it.
- Can I trust you with the keys to the house?
- They trusted him to handle the money carefully.
- The manager trusted her with the important project.