trusting

Meaning

present participle and gerund of trust

credent

unsophisticated

taking refuge

having hopes

having recourse

relying upon

Frequency

Hyphenated as

trust‧ing

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɹʌstɪŋ/

From Middle English trustyng, trostinge, tristynge, equivalent to trust + -ing.

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trust

1. Confidence in or reliance on some person or quality.
2. Dependence upon something in the future; hope.
3. Confidence in the future payment for goods or services supplied; credit.
4. That which is committed or entrusted; something received in confidence; a charge.
5. That upon which confidence is reposed; ground of reliance; hope.
6. Trustworthiness, reliability.
7. The condition or obligation of one to whom anything is confided; responsible charge or office.
8. The confidence vested in a person who has legal ownership of a property to manage for the benefit of another.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. Affirmation of the access rights of a user of a computer system.

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