trust

Confidence in or reliance on some person or quality.

“He needs to regain her trust if he is ever going to win her back.”

Dependence upon something in the future; hope.

Confidence in the future payment for goods or services supplied; credit.

“I was out of cash, but the landlady let me have it on trust.”

That which is committed or entrusted; something received in confidence; a charge.

That upon which confidence is reposed; ground of reliance; hope.

Trustworthiness, reliability.

The condition or obligation of one to whom anything is confided; responsible charge or office.

The confidence vested in a person who has legal ownership of a property to manage for the benefit of another.

“I put the house into my sister's trust.”

An estate devised or granted in confidence that the devisee or grantee shall convey it, or dispose of the profits, at the will, or for the benefit, of another; an estate held for the use of another.

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.

Affirmation of the access rights of a user of a computer system.

To place confidence in; to rely on, to confide, or have faith, in.

“We cannot trust anyone who deceives us.”

To give credence to; to believe; to credit.

To hope confidently; to believe (usually with a phrase or infinitive clause as the object)

“I trust you have cleaned your room?”

To show confidence in a person by entrusting them with something.

To commit, as to one's care; to entrust.

To give credit to; to sell to upon credit, or in confidence of future payment.

“Merchants and manufacturers trust their customers annually with goods.”

(followed by to) To rely on (something), as though having trust (on it).

“Having lost the book, he had to trust to his memory for further details.”

To risk; to venture confidently.

To have trust; to be credulous; to be won to confidence; to confide.

To sell or deliver anything in reliance upon a promise of payment; to give credit.

Secure, safe.

Faithful, dependable.

Of or relating to a trust.