The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - trust n.

1) confidence, reliance, faith, conviction, certitude, certainty, sureness, positiveness, assurance, belief: Place your trust in me. 2) credit, reliability, dependability, credibility, trustworthiness: The company will sell you the piano on trust. 3) custody, care, keeping, charge, guardianship, protection, safe keeping, trusteeship: The money is in trust for Gillian's grandchildren. 4) monopoly, cartel; group, corporation, conglomerate: An international trust controls the world market in diamonds. --v. 5) rely (on or upon) , have faith or confidence (in) , confide (in) , depend or bank or count (on or upon) , pin (one's) faith or hopes on or upon: I trust that you will attend the meeting. In God we trust - others must pay cash. Can I trust you to keep a secret? Don't trust to luck. 6) entrust, commit, give, delegate, make or turn or sign or hand over, depute, assign, empower, consign: I shouldn't trust my money to her.