- [uncountable] the belief that somebody/something is good, sincere, honest, etc. and will not try to harm or trick you
- Our partnership is based on trust.
- This is a relationship built on mutual trust.
- It has taken years to earn their trust.
- We worked hard to gain the trust of local people.
- Talking openly with your team helps to build trust.
- trust in somebody/something Her trust in him was unfounded.
- If you put your trust in me, I will not let you down.
- I want to thank all those people who have placed their trust in me.
- 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).
- This is a serious breach of trust.
- The company has to earn the trust and confidence of consumers again.
- trust between somebody and somebody There is a lack of trust between the two countries.
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesb2- They had little trust for outsiders.
- We need to restore public trust.
- I will do all I can do to deserve your trust.
- It's good that you kept her trust.
- The President needs to rebuild his personal trust with the electorate.
- Does the plan have the trust and cooperation of the workers?
- They have placed great trust in him as a negotiator.
- 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.
- efforts to promote mutual trust between nations
- the fragile trust that existed between them
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- absolute
- complete
- …
- have
- place
- put
- …
- exist
- trust among
- trust between
- trust for
- …
- a breach of trust
- a lack of trust
- a position of trust
- …
- [uncountable] trust (in something) the belief that something is true or correct or that you can rely on it
- We place so much trust in computers that it gets a little scary.
- Voters need to have trust in the voting system.
- Public trust in science is harmed by inaccurate journalism.
- If I were you, I would not place too much trust in their findings.
Extra Examples- a campaign to build consumer trust in the quality of dairy products
- They followed the instructions in blind trust that all would turn out well.
- [countable, uncountable] (law) 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
- 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.
Extra Examples- His father put the money in trust for him until he was 21.
- a publicly traded real estate investment trust
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- offshore
- investment
- unit
- …
- hold something in
- hold something on
- keep something in
- …
- account
- assets
- fund
- …
- in trust
- trust for
- [countable] (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
Extra Examples- They ran the trust as a non-profit making concern.
- The trust owns the land and the buildings.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- independent
- charitable
- non-profit
- …
- manage
- run
- own
- manage
- run
- …
- trust for
- [countable] (especially North American English, business) a group of companies that work together illegally to reduce competition, control prices, etc.
- anti-trust laws
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse traust, from traustr ‘strong’; the verb from Old Norse treysta, assimilated to the noun.
Idioms
See trust in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee trust in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishin somebody’s trust | in the trust of somebody
- being taken care of by somebody
- The family pet was left in the trust of a neighbour.
take something on trust
- to believe what somebody says even though you do not have any proof or evidence to show that it is true
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