n. 1 confidence, reliance, faith, conviction, certitude, certainty, sureness, positiveness, assurance, belief Place your trust in me 2 credit, reliability, dependability, credibility, trustworthiness The company will sell you the piano on trust 3 custody, care, keeping, charge, guardianship, protection, safe keeping, trusteeship The money is in trust for Gillian's grandchildren 4 monopoly, cartel; group, corporation, conglomerate An international trust controls the world market in diamonds
v. 5 rely (on or upon), have faith or confidence (in), confide (in), depend or bank or count (on or upon), pin (one's) faith or hopes on or upon I trust that you will attend the meeting In God we trust - others must pay cash. Can I trust you to keep a secret? Don't trust to luck. 6 entrust, commit, give, delegate, make or turn or sign or hand over, depute, assign, empower, consign I shouldn't trust my money to her