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Idioms about trust
in trust, in the position of being left in the care or guardianship of another: She left money to her uncle to keep in trust for her children.
Origin of trust
First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English noun from Old Norse traust “trust” (cognate with German Trost “comfort”); Middle English verb trusten, from Old Norse treysta, derivative of traust
synonym study for trust
1. Trust, assurance, confidence imply a feeling of security. Trust implies instinctive unquestioning belief in and reliance upon something: to have trust in one's parents. Confidence implies conscious trust because of good reasons, definite evidence, or past experience: to have confidence in the outcome of events. Assurance implies absolute confidence and certainty: to feel an assurance of victory.
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British Dictionary definitions for trust
trust
/ (trʌst) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of trust
trustable, adjectivetrustability, nountruster, nounWord Origin for trust
C13: from Old Norse traust; related to Old High German trost solace
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Cultural definitions for trust
trust
A combination of firms or corporations for the purpose of reducing competition and controlling prices throughout a business or industry. Trusts are generally prohibited or restricted by antitrust legislation. (Compare monopoly.)
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Other Idioms and Phrases with trust
trust
see brain trust; in trust.
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