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• 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.

trust

1. the belief that somebody/something is good, sincere, honest, etc. and will not try to harm or trick 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 something 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. an arrangement by which an organization or a group of people has legal control of money or property that has been given to somebody, usually until that person reaches a particular age; an amount of money or property that is controlled in this way
• see also unit trust
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/unit-trust
• 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.
3. 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. a group of companies that work together illegally to reduce competition, control prices, etc.
• anti-trust laws
5. being taken care of by somebody
• The family pet was left in the trust of a neighbour.
6. to believe what somebody says even though you do not have any proof or evidence to show that it is true

Extra Examples

• Does the plan have the trust and cooperation of the workers?
• He claimed the government had betrayed the trust of the British people.
• He undermined public trust in his office.
• His father put the money in trust for him until he was 21.
• His trust in them was misplaced.
• I will do all I can do to deserve your trust.
• Investing in a unit trust reduces risks for small investors.
• It’s good that you kept her trust.
• The President needs to rebuild his personal trust with the electorate.
• The proceeds will be held in trust for the children until they are eighteen.
• The trust owns the land and the buildings.
• They accepted the responsibility as a sacred trust.
• They followed the instructions in blind trust that all would turn out well.
• They had little trust for outsiders.
• They have placed great trust in him as a negotiator.
• They ran the trust as a non-profit making concern.
• They set up a trust for their grandchildren’s education.
• This girl does not exactly inspire trust.
• This requires a certain level of trust among the community’s members.
• We have absolute trust in the teachers.
• Wealthy people can set up overseas trusts for their children.
• a campaign to build consumer trust in the quality of dairy products
• a heritage site that is run by a charitable trust
• a publicly traded real estate investment trust
• a relationship based on trust
• efforts to promote mutual trust between nations
• the Cecil Houses Trust for old people
• the fragile trust that existed between them
• the need to restore public trust
• their love and trust for one another
• He was appointed to a position of trust.
• It has taken years to earn their trust.
• Many people feel it is a breach of trust to give out information about their loved one.
• Marriage should be a partnership based on trust.
• She will not betray your trust.
• She’s hoping a charitable trust will soon pay for her operation.

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old Norse traust, from traustr ‘strong’; the verb from Old Norse treysta, assimilated to the noun.