HyperDic: trust

English > 12 senses of the word *trust*:
NOUN	possession	trust	something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
	cognition	trust, reliance	certainty based on past experience
	attribute	trust, trustingness, trustfulness	the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others
	group	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
	cognition	trust, faith	complete confidence in a person or plan etc
	state	trust, confidence	a trustful relationship
VERB	cognition	trust	have confidence or faith in
	social	trust	allow without fear
	cognition	trust, believe	be confident about something
	emotion	trust, hope, desire	expect and wish
	possession	trust, entrust, intrust, confide, commit	confer a trust upon
	possession	trust	extend credit / credit to

trust > pronunciation
Sounds	trah'st
Rhymes	abolitionist ... zoologist: 193 rhymes with ahst...

English > *trust*: 12 senses > noun 1, possession
Meaning	Something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary).
Example	"he is the beneficiary of a generous trust set up by his father"
Narrower	Clifford trust, grantor trust	A trust established to shift the income to someone who is taxed at a lower rate than the grantor for a period of 10 years or more
	active trust	A trust in which the trustee must perform certain duties
	blind trust	A trust that enables a person to avoid possible conflict of interest by transferring assets to a fiduciary
	charitable trust, public trust	A trust created for charitable or religious or educational or scientific purposes
	direct trust, express trust	A trust created by the free and deliberate act of the parties involved (usually on the basis of written documentation)
	discretionary trust	A trust that gives the trustee discretion to pay the beneficiary as much of the trust income as the trustee believes appropriate
	implied trust	A trust inferred / inferred by operation of law
	living trust, inter vivos trust	A trust created and operating during the grantor's lifetime
	passive trust	A trust in which the trustee performs no active duties
	savings account trust, savings bank trust, trust account, trustee account, Totten trust	A savings account deposited by someone who makes themselves the trustee for a beneficiary and who controls it during their lifetime
	spendthrift trust	A trust created to maintain a beneficiary but to be secure against the beneficiary's improvidence
	testamentary trust	A trust that is created under a will and that becomes active after the grantor dies
	voting trust	An agreement whereby persons owning stock with voting powers retain ownership while transferring the voting rights to the trustees
Broader	property, belongings, holding	Something owned
Spanish	fiducia
Catalan	fidúcia
Adjectives	fiduciary, fiducial	relating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i.e. the holding of something in trust for another)

English > *trust*: 12 senses > noun 2, cognition
Meaning	certainty based on past experience.
Example	"he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun"
Synonym	reliance
Broader	certainty	The state of being certain
Spanish	confianza, fe
Catalan	confiança, fe
Verbs	trust	be confident about something

English > *trust*: 12 senses > noun 3, attribute
Meaning	The trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others.
Example	"the experience destroyed his trust and personal dignity"
Synonyms	trustingness, trustfulness
Narrower	credulity	tendency to believe readily
Broader	trait	A distinguishing feature of your personal nature
Opposite	distrust, distrustfulness, mistrust	The trait of not trusting others
Spanish	certidumbre, confianza, fé
Catalan	confiança
Adjectives	trusty	worthy of trust / trust or belief
Verbs	trust	confer a trust upon

English > *trust*: 12 senses > noun 4, group
Meaning	A consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service.
Example	"they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly"
Synonyms	corporate trust, combine, cartel
Narrower	drug cartel	An illicit cartel formed to control the production and distribution of narcotic drugs
Narrower	oil cartel	A cartel of companies or nations formed to control the production and distribution of oil
Broader	consortium, pool, syndicate	An association of companies for some definite purpose
Spanish	cártel, cartel, corporate trust, trust
Catalan	cartel, càrtel, corporate trust

English > *trust*: 12 senses > noun 5, cognition
Meaning	complete confidence in a person or plan etc.
Example	"the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust"
Synonym	faith
Broader	belief	Any cognitive content held as true
Spanish	confianza, fe
Catalan	confiança, fe
Adjectives	trusty	worthy of trust / trust or belief
Verbs	trust	have confidence or faith in

English > *trust*: 12 senses > noun 6, state
Meaning	A trustful relationship.
Example	"he betrayed their trust"
Synonym	confidence
Broader	friendship, friendly relationship	The state of being friends (or friendly)
Spanish	confianza, fe
Catalan	confiança, fe
Adjectives	trusty	worthy of trust / trust or belief
Verbs	trust	confer a trust upon

English > *trust*: 12 senses > verb 1, cognition
Meaning	Have confidence or faith in.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP
Model	Sam cannot trust Sue
Example	"We can trust in our government"
Entailed by	confide	reveal in private
Narrower	count, bet, depend, swear, rely, bank, look, calculate, reckon	Have confidence or faith in
	credit	Have trust in
	lean	Rely on for support
Broader	believe	Accept as true
Opposite	distrust, mistrust, suspect	regard as untrustworthy
Spanish	confiar, contar, fiarse, fiar
Catalan	comptar amb, confiar, fiar, tenir fe
Nouns	trust	complete confidence in a person or plan etc

English > *trust*: 12 senses > verb 2, social
Meaning	Allow without fear.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Model	They trust him to write the letter
Broader	permit, allow, let, countenance	consent to, give permission
Spanish	confiar, fiarse
Catalan	confiar, fiar

English > *trust*: 12 senses > verb 3, cognition
Meaning	Be confident about something.
Pattern	Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Synonym	believe
Broader	expect, anticipate	regard something as probable or likely
Spanish	considerar
Catalan	considerar, pensar
Nouns	trust	certainty based on past experience
Nouns	truster	a supporter who accepts something as true

English > *trust*: 12 senses > verb 4, emotion
Meaning	Expect and wish.
Pattern	Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Example	"I trust you will behave better from now on"
Synonyms	hope, desire
Broader	wish	hope for
Spanish	aspirar, confiar, esperar
Catalan	aspirar, esperar

English > *trust*: 12 senses > verb 5, possession
Meaning	confer a trust upon.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something to somebody
Example	"The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"
Synonyms	entrust, intrust, confide, commit
Narrower	commend	Give to in charge
	consign, charge	Give over to another for care or safekeeping
	obligate	commit in order to fulfill an obligation
	recommit	commit again
Broader	pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give	place into the hands or custody of
Spanish	confiar, encargar
Catalan	confiar
Nouns	trust	the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others
	trust	a trustful relationship
	trustee	a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit
	trustee	members of a governing board

English > *trust*: 12 senses > verb 6, possession
Meaning	Extend credit / credit to.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Example	"don't trust my ex-wife
Category	commerce, commercialism, mercantilism	transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
Broader	lend, loan	Give temporarily
Usage of	archaism, archaicism	The use of an archaic expression
Spanish	fiar
Catalan	fiar

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