trust

trust
/trʌst/ noun
1. the fact of being confident that something is correct or will work
we took his statement on trust we accepted his statement without examining it to see if it was correct
2. a legal arrangement to pass goods, money or valuables to someone who will look after them well
He left his property in trust for his grandchildren.
3. the management of money or property for someone
They set up a family trust for their grandchildren.
4. US a small group of companies which control the supply of a product
verb
to trust someone with something to give something to someone to look after
Can he be trusted with all that cash?

Dictionary of banking and finance. 2015.

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