trust

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English trust, trost (“trust, protection”). Long considered a borrowing from Old Norse traust (“confidence, help, protection”), from Proto-Germanic *traustą, but the root vocalism is incompatible, so trust has come to be considered a reflex of an unattested Old English *trust, from a rare zero-grade Proto-Germanic variant of the same root also attested in Middle High German getrüste (“host”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deru- (“be firm, hard, solid”). Akin to Danish trøst (“comfort, solace”), Saterland Frisian Traast (“comfort, solace”), West Frisian treast (“comfort, solace”), Dutch troost (“comfort, consolation”), German Trost (“comfort, consolation”), Gothic trausti (“alliance, pact”). Doublet of tryst. More at true, tree. === Pronunciation === enPR: trŭst, IPA(key): /tɹʌst/, [t͡ʃʰɹ̥ʌst] (General Australian) IPA(key): /tɹɐst/ (Northern England) IPA(key): /tɹʊst/ Rhymes: -ʌst Homophone: trussed === Noun === trust (countable and uncountable, plural trusts) Confidence in or reliance on some person or quality. Dependence upon something in the future; hope. Confidence in the future payment for goods or services supplied; credit. That which is committed or entrusted; something received in confidence; a charge. That upon which confidence is reposed; ground of reliance; hope. (rare) Trustworthiness, reliability. The condition or obligation of one to whom anything is confided; responsible charge or office. 17th century, John Denham, Of Justice Reward them well, if they observe their trust. (law) The confidence vested in a person who has legal ownership of a property to manage for the benefit of another. (trust law) An arrangement whereby property or money is given to be held by a third party (a trustee), on the basis that it will be managed for the benefit of, or eventually transferred to, a stated beneficiary; for example, money to be given to a child when he or she reaches adulthood. A group of businessmen or traders organised for mutual benefit to produce and distribute specific commodities or services, and managed by a central body of trustees. (computing) Affirmation of the access rights of a user of a computer system. ==== Synonyms ==== (confidence in a person or quality): belief, confidence, faith (hope): expectation, hope ==== Antonyms ==== distrust mistrust untrust wantrust ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === trust (third-person singular simple present trusts, present participle trusting, simple past and past participle trusted) (transitive) To place confidence in, to rely on, to confide in. October 5, 1751, Samuel Johnson, The Rambler No. 162 He that trusts without reserve will at last be deceived. (intransitive, with in) To have faith in; to rely on for continuing support or aid. (transitive) To give credence to; to believe; to credit. (transitive) To hope confidently; to believe (usually with a phrase or infinitive clause as the object) (transitive) to show confidence in a person by entrusting them with something. (transitive) To commit, as to one's care; to entrust. (transitive) To give credit to; to sell to upon credit, or in confidence of future payment. (intransitive, followed by to) To rely on (something), as though having trust (on it). (archaic, transitive) To risk; to venture confidently. (intransitive) To have trust; to be credulous; to be won to confidence; to confide. (archaic, intransitive) To sell or deliver anything in reliance upon a promise of payment; to give credit. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Antonyms ==== distrust mistrust ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Interjection === trust (originally African-American Vernacular, slang) Ellipsis of trust me, often used sarcastically or self-mockingly. === Adjective === trust (comparative more trust, superlative most trust) (obsolete) Secure, safe. (obsolete) Faithful, dependable. (law) of or relating to a trust. === References === === Further reading === “trust”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “trust excl.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present === Anagrams === strut, sturt == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English trust. === Pronunciation === (France, Quebec) IPA(key): /tʁœst/ === Noun === trust m (plural trusts) a trust (a group of businessmen or traders) === Further reading === “trust”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English trust. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtrast/, /ˈtrɛst/, /ˈtrøst/ Rhymes: -ast, -ɛst === Noun === trust m (invariable) trust (group of people) ==== Derived terms ==== trust di cervelli (“brains trust”) === References === == Middle English == === Alternative forms === truste, troste, trist, trest === Etymology === Long considered a borrowing from Old Norse traust (“confidence, help, protection”), itself from Proto-Germanic *traustą, but the root vocalism is incompatible, and so it is considered a reflex of an unattested Old English *trust, from a rare zero-grade proto-Germanic variant of the same root also attested in Middle High German getrüste (“host”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deru- (“be firm, hard, solid”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /trust/ === Noun === trust (uncountable) confidence, reliance ==== Descendants ==== English: trust Yola: thrist ==== References ==== “trust, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English trust. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtrast/ Rhymes: -ast Syllabification: trust === Noun === trust m inan (related adjective trustowy) (business) trust (group of businessmen or traders) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === trust in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French trust. === Noun === trust n (plural trusturi) trust (a group of businessmen) ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English trust. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɾast/ [ˈt̪ɾast̪], /ˈtɾust/ [ˈt̪ɾust̪], /ˈtɾost/ [ˈt̪ɾost̪] Rhymes: -ast, -ust, -ost Syllabification: trust === Noun === trust m (plural trust) (finance) trust === Further reading === “trust”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025