trust

Universal Words noun, verb noun 1 [U] ~ (in sb/sth) the belief that sb/sth is good, sincere, honest, etc. and will not try to harm or deceive you: Her trust in him was unfounded. * a partnership based on trust * It has taken years to earn their trust. * If you put your trust in me, I will not let you down. * She will not betray your trust (= do sth that you have asked her not to do). * He was appointed to a position of trust (= a job involving a lot of responsibility, because people trust him). * a breach of trust * If I were you, I would not place too much trust in their findings. 2 [C,U] (law) an arrangement by which an organization or a group of people has legal control of money or property that has been given to sb, usually until that person reaches a particular age; an amount of money or property that is controlled in this way: He set up a trust for his children. * The money will be held in trust until she is 18. * Our fees depend on the value of the trust. seealsoUNITTRUST 3 [C] (law) an organization or a group of people that invests money that is given or lent to it and uses the profits to help a charity: a charitable trust 4 [C] (business) (especially AmE) a group of companies that work together illegally to reduce competition, control prices, etc: anti-trust laws IDIOMS in sb's trust