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The definition of trust
15 Definitions of: trust
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- noun, reliance on and confidence in the truth, worth, reliability, etc, of a person or thing; faith. Related adj fiducial
- noun, a group of commercial enterprises combined to monopolize and control the market for any commodity: illegal in the US
- noun, the obligation of someone in a responsible position
- noun, custody, charge, or care
- noun, a person or thing in which confidence or faith is placed
- noun, commercial credit
- noun, a) an arrangement whereby a person to whom the legal title to property is conveyed (the trustee) holds such property for the benefit of those entitled to the beneficial interest b) property that is the subject of such an arrangement c) the confidence put in the trustee. Related adj fiduciary
- noun, (in the British National Health Service) a self-governing hospital, group of hospitals, or other body providing health-care services, which operates as an independent commercial unit within the NHS
- noun, See trust company, trust account
- noun, of or relating to a trust or trusts
- verb, to expect, hope, or suppose
- verb, to place confidence in (someone to do something); have faith (in); rely (upon)
- verb, to consign for care
- verb, to allow (someone to do something) with confidence in his or her good sense or honesty
- verb, to extend business credit to
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©HarperCollins 2008. Collins English Dictionary definition of trust