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Meaning of trust

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  trust
      n 1: 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"
      2: 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" [syn:
         {reliance}, {trust}]
      3: the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of
         others; "the experience destroyed his trust and personal
         dignity" [syn: {trust}, {trustingness}, {trustfulness}] [ant:
         {distrust}, {distrustfulness}, {mistrust}]
      4: 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" [syn: {trust}, {corporate trust},
         {combine}, {cartel}]
      5: complete confidence in a person or plan etc; "he cherished
         the faith of a good woman"; "the doctor-patient relationship
         is based on trust" [syn: {faith}, {trust}]
      6: a trustful relationship; "he took me into his confidence";
         "he betrayed their trust" [syn: {confidence}, {trust}]
      v 1: 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" [syn: {trust}, {swear},
           {rely}, {bank}] [ant: {distrust}, {mistrust}, {suspect}]
      2: allow without fear
      3: be confident about something; "I believe that he will come
         back from the war" [syn: {believe}, {trust}]
      4: expect and wish; "I trust you will behave better from now
         on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"
         [syn: {hope}, {trust}, {desire}]
      5: confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the
         general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God" [syn: {entrust},
         {intrust}, {trust}, {confide}, {commit}]
      6: extend credit to; "don't trust my ex-wife; I won't pay her
         debts anymore"

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