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  • 1trust — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. reliance, confidence; credit; holding company, monopoly. See belief, business. v. rely on, believe in, give credit to. Se belief. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Reliance] Syn. confidence, Dependence, belief,… …

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  • 2confidence — noun 1 FEELING SB/STH IS GOOD (U) the feeling that you can trust someone or something to be good, work well, or produce good results (+ in): Our first priority is to maintain the customer s confidence in our product. | have confidence in: We have …

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  • 3trust — trustable, adj. trustability, n. truster, n. /trust/, n. 1. reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence. 2. confident expectation of something; hope. 3. confidence in the certainty of future… …

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  • 4trust — /trʌst / (say trust) noun 1. reliance on the integrity, justice, etc., of a person, or on some quality or attribute of a thing; confidence. 2. confident expectation of something; hope. 3. confidence in the ability or intention of a person to pay… …

  • 5trust — [[t]trʌst[/t]] n. 1) reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence 2) confident expectation of something; hope 3) confidence in the certainty of future payment for property or goods received; credit …

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  • 6confidence — con|fi|dence [ kanfıdəns ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the belief that you are able to do things well: give someone confidence: Motherhood gave her confidence. gain/lose confidence: The more he fails, the more he loses confidence in his abilities. lack …

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  • 7trust — trust1 [ trʌst ] noun *** 1. ) uncount a feeling of confidence in someone that shows you believe they are honest, fair, and reliable: Trust is an important issue between teenagers and their parents. trust in: public trust in police officers… …

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  • 8confidence */*/*/ — UK [ˈkɒnfɪd(ə)ns] / US [ˈkɑnfɪdəns] noun Word forms confidence : singular confidence plural confidences 1) [uncountable] the belief that you are able to do things well have confidence: He s a nice boy, but he doesn t have much confidence.… …

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  • 9trust */*/*/ — I UK [trʌst] / US noun Word forms trust : singular trust plural trusts 1) a) [uncountable] a feeling of confidence in someone that shows you believe they are honest, fair, and reliable Trust is an important issue between teenagers and their… …

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  • 10trust — 1. noun 1) good relationships are built on trust Syn: confidence, belief, faith, certainty, assurance, conviction, credence; reliance Ant: distrust, mistrust, doubt 2) a position of trust …

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