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  • 71trust — n. & v. n. 1 a a firm belief in the reliability or truth or strength etc. of a person or thing. b the state of being relied on. 2 a confident expectation. 3 a a thing or person committed to one s care. b the resulting obligation or responsibility …

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  • 72trust — /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… …

  • 73Trust law — In common law legal systems, a trust is an arrangement whereby property (including real, tangible and intangible) is managed by one person (or persons, or organizations) for the benefit of another. A trust is created by a settlor, who entrusts… …

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  • 74trust — 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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  • 75trust — trust1 W2S1 [trʌst] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(belief)¦ 2¦(organization)¦ 3¦(financial arrangement)¦ 4 take something on trust 5 position of trust 6¦(companies)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1100 1200; : Old Norse; Origin: traust confidence, trust ] …

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  • 76trust — 1 /trVst/ noun 1 BELIEF (U) a strong belief in the honesty, goodness etc of someone or something: an agreement made on the basis of mutual trust | put your trust in: You shouldn t put your trust in a man like that. | betray sb s trust (=do… …

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  • 77fund */*/*/ — I UK [fʌnd] / US noun Word forms fund : singular fund plural funds 1) [countable] an amount of money that you collect, save, or invest a fund to buy instruments for young musicians an investment/pension fund a) business a financial organization… …

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  • 78fund — fund1 [ fʌnd ] noun count *** 1. ) an amount of money that you collect, save, or invest: a fund to buy instruments for young musicians an investment/retirement fund a ) a financial organization that manages an amount of money by investing it b )… …

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  • 79fund — fund1 W1S3 [fʌnd] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: fundus bottom, piece of land ] 1.) an amount of money that is collected and kept for a particular purpose ▪ The house fell into disrepair until a restoration fund was set up .… …

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  • 80fund — [[t]fʌ̱nd[/t]] ♦ funds, funding, funded 1) N PLURAL Funds are amounts of money that are available to be spent, especially money that is given to an organization or person for a particular purpose. → See also fund raising The concert will raise… …

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