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noun

Definition of TRUST

1

firm belief in the integrity, ability, effectiveness, or genuineness of someone or something <a relationship of mutual trust between lawyer and client>

Synonyms confidence, credence, faith, stock

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

Antonyms distrust, mistrust

2

a number of businesses or enterprises united for commercial advantage <government lawyers argued against allowing the telephone companies to merge, asserting that such a merger would result in a trust that would stifle competition>

Synonyms combination, combine, syndicate, trust

Related Words chain, conglomerate, megacorporation, multinational; association, guild (also gild), organization, partnership, pool, union; big business

3

responsibility for the safety and well-being of someone or something <left her cat in the trust of her neighbors while she was on vacation>

Synonyms care, custodianship, guardianship, keeping, safekeeping, trust, ward

Related Words control, governorship, hand(s), management, superintendence, supervision

4

the right to take possession of goods before paying for them <as his inner-city customers are chronically short on money, the neighborhood grocer frequently has to sell on trust>

Synonyms trust

Related Words installment plan, layaway; charge account, credit line