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trusts

 
Noun trust has 6 senses
  1. trust - 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"
    --1 is a kind of
    property, belongings, holding, material possession
    --1 has particulars:
     active trust; blind trust; passive trust; charitable trust, public trust; Clifford trust, grantor trust; implied trust; direct trust, express trust; discretionary trust; living trust, inter vivos trust; spendthrift trust; testamentary trust; savings account trust, savings bank trust, trust account, trustee account, Totten trust; voting trust
  2. reliance, trust - 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"
    --2 is a kind of certainty
    Derived form: verb trust3
  3. trust, trustingness, trustfulness - the trait of trusting; of believing in the honesty and reliability of others; "the experience destroyed his trust and personal dignity"
    --3 is a kind of trait
    Antonyms: distrust, distrustfulness, mistrust
    --3 has particulars: credulity
    Derived form: verb trust5
  4. trust, corporate trust, combine, cartel - 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"
    --4 is a kind of consortium, pool, syndicate
    --4 has particulars: drug cartel; oil cartel
  5. faith, trust - complete confidence in a person or plan etc; "he cherished the faith of a good woman"; "the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust"
    --5 is a kind of belief
    Derived form: verb trust1
  6. confidence, trust - a trustful relationship; "he took me into his confidence"; "he betrayed their trust"
    --6 is a kind of friendship, friendly relationship
    Derived form: verb trust5
Verb trust has 6 senses
  1. trust, swear, rely, bank - 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"
    --1 is one way to believe
    Antonyms: distrust, mistrust, suspect
    Derived form: noun trust5
    Sample sentence:
    Sam cannot trust Sue
  2. trust - allow without fear
    --2 is one way to
    permit, allow, let, countenance
    Sample sentence:
    They trust him to write the letter
  3. believe, trust - be confident about something; "I believe that he will come back from the war"
    --3 is one way to expect, anticipate
    Derived forms: noun trust2, noun truster1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
  4. hope, trust, desire - expect and wish; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"
    --4 is one way to wish
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
  5. entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit - confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God"
    --5 is one way to pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give
    Derived forms: noun trust6, noun trust3, noun trustee2, noun trustee1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something to somebody
  6. trust - extend credit to
    --6 is one way to
    sell
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
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