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trust
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n.
1.
firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something:
relations have to be built on trust
they have been able to win the trust of the others.
∎
acceptance of the truth of a statement without evidence or investigation:
I used only primary sources, taking nothing on trust.
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the state of being responsible for someone or something:
a man in a position of trust.
∎ poetic/lit.
a person or duty for which one has responsibility:
rulership is a trust from God.
∎ poetic/lit.
a hope or expectation:
all the great trusts of womanhood.
2.
Law
confidence placed in a person by making that person the nominal owner of property to be held or used for the benefit of one or more others.
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an arrangement whereby property is held in such a way:
a trust was set up |
the property is to be held in trust for his son.
3.
a body of trustees.
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an organization or company managed by trustees:
a charitable trust |
[in names]
the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
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dated
a large company that has or attempts to gain monopolistic control of a market.
4. W. Indian or archaic
commercial credit:
my master lived on trust at an alehouse.
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v. [tr.]
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believe in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of:
I should never have trusted her |
[tr.]
he can be trusted to carry out an impartial investigation |
[as adj.] (trusted)
a trusted adviser.
∎ (trust someone with)
allow someone to have, use, or look after (someone or something of importance or value) with confidence:
I'd trust you with my life.
∎ (trust someone/something to)
commit (someone or something) to the safekeeping of:
they don't like to trust their money to anyone outside the family.
∎
have confidence; hope (used as a polite formula in conversation):
I trust that you have enjoyed this book.
∎ [intr.]
have faith or confidence:
she trusted in the powers of justice.
∎ [intr.] (trust to)
place reliance on (luck, fate, or something else over which one has little control):
trusting to the cover of night, I ventured out.
2.
chiefly archaic
allow credit to (a customer).
PHRASES:
not trust someone as far as one can throw them inf.
not trust or hardly trust a particular person at all.
trust someone to ——
it is characteristic or predictable for someone to act in the specified way:
trust Sam to have all the inside information.DERIVATIVES:
trust·a·ble
adj.
trust·er
n.
ORIGIN: Middle English: from Old Norse traust, from traustr ‘strong’; the verb from Old Norse treysta, assimilated to the noun.
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Trust companies.
Magazine article from: Money Digest; 7/1/1998; 700+ words
; [Part 1 of 2] AGF Trust 32nd Floor, TD Tower Toronto CIBC Trust 55 Yonge St., Ste. 900 Toronto Canada Trust Co. 161 Bay St. Toronto Canadian Western Trust Co. 2300, 10303 Jasper Ave. Edmonton Capital Trust 600 Boul Rene Levesque W. Montreal...
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Trust Companies.
Magazine article from: Money Digest; 7/1/2002; 700+ words
; Trust Companies AGF Trust 77 King St. W., #2006 Toronto ON B2B Trust 130 Adelaide St. W, 2nd Toronto ON BNY Trust 4 King St. W., #1101 Toronto ON CIBC Mellon Trust 55 Yonge St., #900 Toronto ON Canada Trust Co. Under Banks see TD Canada...
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Investment trust performance tables.(INVESTMENT TRUSTS)
Magazine article from: What Investment; 11/1/2005; 700+ words
; ...you can compare them against trusts with similar investment objectives...shown for each sector. Each trust is ranked according to its sector...contact details of investment trust providers ca II the AITC on...EAST Aberdeen New Thailand Inv Trust 113.42 4 JPMorgan Fl. Chinese...
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Offshore: Trusts Frequently Asked Questions on Mauritius.
News Wire article from: Mondaq Business Briefing; 11/29/2007; 700+ words
; What is a Trust? What types of Trusts have evolved, for what purposes are they generally...Trust Asset Protection Trust Spendthrift or Protective Trust Other types of Trusts are: Bare Trust Constructive Trust Resulting Trust Fixed Trust A fixed...
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Trust companies (Resource Directory 1997).
Magazine article from: Money Digest; 7/1/1997; 700+ words
; [Part 1 of 2] Aetna Trust 666 Burrard St., Suite 2230 Vancouver AGF Trust 50 O'Connor Ottawa Bayshore Trust 181 Bay St., Ste. 281 Toronto Bonaventure Trust Place du Canada, Suite 1710 Montreal CIBC Trust 55 Yonge St., Ste. 900 Toronto...
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Trusts.
News Wire article from: Mondaq Business Briefing; 5/28/2008; 700+ words
; ...are two basic types of trusts in the Cayman Islands...and exempted. Exempted trust The special features of...exercisable by the Registrar of Trusts. An exempted trust must be registered with the Registrar of Trusts and pay a registration...
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Trusts in the Isle of Man.
News Wire article from: Mondaq Business Briefing; 8/23/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...K.) or grantor trusts (in the U.S...Interest in Possession Trust A trust where the...their duties. These trusts are subject to rules...perpetuities. Charitable Trust A trust for charitable...and 80 years for trusts created before 2001...end of which the trust assets ...
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Trust Banking Firms by Total Florida Trust Assets.(Top Rank Florida[TM])
Magazine article from: Florida Trend; 10/1/2007; 700+ words
; Trust Banking Firms by Total Florida Trust Assets 2007 Last Rank Year Name / Florida Headquarters Website 1 1 SunTrust Banks/ Orlando suntrust.com 2 2 Northern Trust Bank of Florida / Miami ntrs.com 3 4,7 U.S. Trust, Bank...
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Trust banking firms: by trust assets.(Banking & Finance)
Magazine article from: Florida Trend; 1/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; Trust Banking Firms BY TRUST ASSETS Florida or 2003 Last Regional Rank Year Name Headquarters 1 NR SunTrust Bank Private Client Orlando 2 1 Northern Trust Bank of Florida Miami 3 7 Bank of New York Trust Co. of Florida Miami...
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7. Trust companies.
Magazine article from: Money Digest; 7/1/1999; 700+ words
; [Part 1 of 2] AGF Trust 32nd Floor, TD Tower Toronto CIBC Trust 55 Younge St., Ste. 900 Toronto Canada Trust Co. 161 Bay St. Toronto Canadian Western Trust 2300, 10303 Jasper Ave. Edmonton Co. Capital Trust 600 Boul Rene Levesque W...
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Charitable Trust
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
...The law favors charitable trusts, sometimes called public trusts, by according them certain...will enforce a charitable trust, however, it must examine...for the enforcement of the trust. Charitable trusts yield substantial tax benefits...
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Trust
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
...Though a variety of trusts are permitted by law, trust arrangements that are...property can be held in a trust created orally. Express trusts of real property, however...testamentary trusts. Private Trusts An express trust is created when the settlor...
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Trust Territory of the Pacific
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC. The Trust Territory of the Pacific was a United Nations Trust Territory administered by the United States from 1947 to 1996. It consisted of the Marshall Islands, Caroline Islands...
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Trusts
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
TRUSTS TRUSTS. The term "trust" derives from English common law...2 Jan uary 1882, the Standard Oil Trust became a reality, changing the face...economy expanded, so did the number of trusts, attracting such men as steel maker...
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Discretionary Trust
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
DISCRETIONARY TRUST An arrangement whereby property is set...terms of the instrument that creates the trust, such income can be accumulated for future...corpus, the main body or principal of a trust, for the benefit of the remainderman...
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