in trust

ɪn trʌst

Definition

Definition of in trust - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

legal custodywith responsibility to keep or manage for someone else

She holds the property in trust for her nephew.

in custody

in safekeeping

Adjective

legal propertykept or managed by someone for another person

The in trust funds cannot be used freely.

custodial

escrowed

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Expressions with in trust

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hold in trust

keep something safe for someone else until needed

The lawyer will hold in trust the funds until the case ends.

feoffee in trust

person holding property for another's benefit

The feoffee in trust managed the estate for the heirs.

Expressions with trust

blind trust

trust given without seeking evidence or justification

He invested in the venture with blind trust, ignoring all warnings..

brain trust

any group of experts giving advice

The company formed a brain trust to improve innovation.

sacred trust

responsibility considered very important and respected

Caring for children is a sacred trust.

circle of trust

group of people trusted with personal information

She only shares secrets within her circle of trust.

betray someone's trust

to break someone's confidence by acting against their expectations

He betrayed her trust by sharing her secret with others.

take it on trust

accept something without questioning

I took it on trust and signed, without reading the fine print.

Terms with in trust included in their meaning

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confidence

emotion

trust or faith in someone or something

faith

belief

complete trust or confidence in someone or something

have faith

strong belief

trust in someone's abilities or a positive outcome

self-confident

adj.

confidence

feeling or showing trust in your own abilities

belief

trust

faith or trust in the reality of something

credit

character

trust in someone's reliability or truthfulness

reliance

confidence

trust placed in someone or something

be self-confident

psychology

have trust in one's abilities

Examples of in trust in a sentence

He managed the estate in trust for the absent owner.
The land is held in trust for the children.
Jewels kept in trust are not for sale.

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French:en fiducie, ...
German:treuhänderisch, treuhänderisch verwaltet, ...
Italian:in custodia, in trust, ...
Spanish:en fideicomiso, bajo custodia, ...
Portuguese:em confiança, ...
Chinese:以信托方式, 受托的, ...
Japanese:信託で, 信託された, ...
Arabic:بِالوَصَايَة, مَحْفُوظ بِالأَمَانَة, ...
Hebrew:בְּנֶאֱמָנוּת, בְּנֶאֱמָנוּת, ...
Russian:в доверительном управлении, под опекой, ...
Ukrainian:на правах довірчого управління, в довірі, ...
Hindi:न्यास में, अमानत में रखा, ...
Bengali:বিশ্বাসে, বিশ্বাসভাজন, ...
Catalan:en administració, fiduciari, ...
Czech:ve svěřenské správě, svěřenský, ...
Danish:i forvaltning, forvaltet, ...
Dutch:in vertrouwen, in beheer, ...
Greek:σε καταπίστευμα, καταπιστευματικός, ...
Hungarian:bizalmi vagyonkezelésben, vagyonkezelésben lévő, ...
Khmer:ក្នុងបន្ទុកថែរក្សា, ដែលរក្សាទុក ឬគ្រប់គ្រងជំនួសឱ្យអ្នកដទៃ, ...
Korean:신탁으로, 신탁된, ...
Persian:به امانت, امانی, ...
Polish:w powiernictwie, powierniczy, ...
Portuguese (BR):em confiança, em custódia, ...
Romanian:în custodie, fiduciar, ...
Swedish:i förtroende, förvaltad, ...
Thai:โดยถือครองหรือดูแลแทนผู้อื่น, เก็บรักษาไว้ในความไว้วางใจ, ...
Turkish:emanet olarak, emanette, ...
Vietnamese:theo ủy thác, được ủy thác, ...

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