trust

¹trust

noun \ˈtrəst\

Definition of TRUST

1

a : assured reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something b : one in which confidence is placed

2

a : dependence on something future or contingent : hope b : reliance on future payment for property (as merchandise) delivered : credit <bought furniture on trust>

3

a : a property interest held by one person for the benefit of another b : a combination of firms or corporations formed by a legal agreement; especially : one that reduces or threatens to reduce competition

4

archaic : trustworthiness

5

a (1) : a charge or duty imposed in faith or confidence or as a condition of some relationship (2) : something committed or entrusted to one to be used or cared for in the interest of another b : responsible charge or office c : care, custody <the child committed to her trust>

— in trust

: in the care or possession of a trustee

Examples of TRUST

1. Our relationship is founded on mutual love and trust.
2. His lies and deception shattered my trust in him.
3. She has no trust in the security of online banking.
4. He created a trust for his children.
5. The property will be held in trust until her 18th birthday.
6. laws limiting the formation of trusts
7. A hope is more than resolve, and it is based on trust in a divine faithfulness that operates not only within history, but also beyond history. —John Polkinghorne, Times Literary Supplement, 3 May 2002
8. Put not your trust in money, but put your money in trust. —Oliver Wendell Holmes, The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table1858

Origin of TRUST

Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse traust trust; akin to Old English trēowe faithful — more at true

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to TRUST

Synonyms: confidence, credence, faith, stock

Antonyms: distrust, mistrust

Related Words: acceptance, assurance, assuredness, certainty, certitude, conviction, positiveness, sureness, surety; credit, dependence (also dependance), hope, reliance

Near Antonyms: disbelief, incredulity, unbelief; distrustfulness, doubt, dubiety, dubiousness, incertitude, misdoubt, misgiving, mistrustfulness, nonconfidence, skepticism, suspicion, uncertainness, uncertainty; disenchantment, disillusion, disillusionment

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Rhymes with TRUST

bust, crust, dust, gust, just, lust, must, musth, rust, thrust