Definition of trust

• something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary); "he is the beneficiary of a generous trust set up by his father"
• certainty based on past experience; "he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists"; "he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun"
• the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others; "the experience destroyed his trust and personal dignity"