TRUST

n. confidence, faith; credit; faithfulness; monopoly, several companies banded together in order to reduce competition; custody, safekeeping

v. rely on, have confidence in; believe in; entrust in someone's care; extend business credit

Trust may refer to:Trust (social sciences), a relationship of reliance.In law:Trust law, where money or property is owned and managed on behalf of anotherEscrow, where a thing is held in trust until conditions are fulfilledCharitable trust, a trust set up for charitable reasonsUnited Nations Trust Territories, the successors of the (partially reclassified) League of Nations mandates
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Trust, n a relationship in which one person or entity holds fiduciary responsibility for another's property or enterprise. [more]Trust - Community and Resources

Noun
1. 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"
(hypernym) property, belongings, holding, material possession
(hyponym) active trust
2. 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"
(synonym) reliance
(hypernym) certainty
(derivation) believe
3. the trait of trusting; of believing in the honesty and reliability of others; "the experience destroyed his trust and personal dignity"
(synonym) trustingness, trustfulness
(antonym) distrust, distrustfulness, mistrust
(hypernym) trait
(hyponym) credulity
(derivation) entrust, intrust, confide, commit
4. 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"
(synonym) corporate trust, combine, cartel
(hypernym) consortium, pool, syndicate
(hyponym) drug cartel
5. complete confidence in a person or plan etc; "he cherished the faith of a good woman"; "the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust"
(synonym) faith
(hypernym) belief
(derivation) swear, rely, bank
6. a trustful relationship; "he took me into his confidence"; "he betrayed their trust"
(synonym) confidence
(hypernym) friendship, friendly relationship
(derivation) entrust, intrust, confide, commit
Verb
1. 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"
(synonym) swear, rely, bank
(antonym) distrust, mistrust, suspect
(hypernym) believe
(hyponym) credit
(derivation) faith
2. allow without fear
(hypernym) permit, allow, let, countenance
3. be confident about something; "I believe that he will come back from the war"
(synonym) believe
(hypernym) expect, anticipate
(derivation) reliance
4. expect and wish; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"
(synonym) hope, desire
(hypernym) wish
5. confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God"
(synonym) entrust, intrust, confide, commit
(hypernym) pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give
(hyponym) commend
(derivation) confidence
6. extend credit to
(hypernym) sell
(classification) commerce, commercialism, mercantilism

n. trust, several companies banded together in order to reduce competition