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in trust

in trust
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in truhst]
    • /ɪn trʌst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in truhst]
    • /ɪn trʌst/

Definitions of in trust words

  • noun in trust reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence. 1
  • noun in trust confident expectation of something; hope. 1
  • noun in trust confidence in the certainty of future payment for property or goods received; credit: to sell merchandise on trust. 1
  • noun in trust a person on whom or thing on which one relies: God is my trust. 1
  • noun in trust the condition of one to whom something has been entrusted. 1
  • noun in trust the obligation or responsibility imposed on a person in whom confidence or authority is placed: a position of trust. 1
See all 25 definitions of in trust

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Origin of in trust

First appearance:

before 1175
One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; (noun) Middle English < Old Norse traust trust (cognate with German Trost comfort); (v.) Middle English trusten < Old Norse treysta, derivative of traust

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Parts of speech for In trust

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of In trust

in trust popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for in trust

verb in trust

  • offer — to present for acceptance or rejection; proffer: He offered me a cigarette.
  • invest — to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
  • give — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
  • send — to cause, permit, or enable to go: to send a messenger; They sent their son to college.
  • charge — If you charge someone an amount of money, you ask them to pay that amount for something that you have sold to them or done for them.
All 38 Synonyms of in trust

Antonyms for in trust

verb in trust

  • release — to lease again.
  • refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
  • withhold — to hold back; restrain or check.
  • deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
  • reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
All 27 Antonyms of in trust

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