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trust
English
Etymology
From Middle English truste (“trust, protection”), from Old Norse traust (“confidence, help, protection”), from Proto-Germanic *traust?, from Proto-Indo-European *drowsdom, from Proto-Indo-European *deru- (“be firm, hard, solid”).
Akin to Danish trøst, tröst (“trust”), Saterland Frisian Traast (“comfort, solace”), West Frisian treast (“comfort, solace”), Dutch troost (“comfort, consolation”), German Trost (“comfort, consolation”), Gothic trausti (trausti, “alliance, pact”). More at true, tree.
Pronunciation
- enPR: tr?st, IPA(key): /tr?st/, [t??st], [t??st], [t???-]
- (Northern England) IPA(key): /tr?st/
- Rhymes: -?st
Noun
trust (countable and uncountable, plural trusts)
- Confidence in or reliance on some person or quality.
- taking things upon trust.
- 1671, John Milton, Samson Agonistes
- O ever-failing trust / In mortal strength!
- Dependence upon something in the future; hope.
- Confidence in the future payment for goods or services supplied; credit.
- That which is committed or entrusted; something received in confidence; a charge.
- That upon which confidence is reposed; ground of reliance; hope.
- (rare) Trustworthiness, reliability.
- The condition or obligation of one to whom anything is confided; responsible charge or office.
- 17th century, John Denham, Of Justice
- Reward them well, if they observe their trust.
- 17th century, John Denham, Of Justice
- (law) The confidence vested in a person who has legal ownership of a property to manage for the benefit of another.
- (law) 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.
- 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.
- (computing) Affirmation of the access rights of a user of a computer system.
Synonyms
Antonyms
- distrust
- mistrust
- untrust
- wantrust
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
trust (third-person singular simple present trusts, present participle trusting, simple past and past participle trusted)
- (transitive) To place confidence in, to rely on, to confide in.
- c. 1597, William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Act I scene iv:
- I will never trust his word after.
- October 5, 1751, Samuel Johnson, The Rambler No. 162
- He that trusts without reserve will at last be deceived.
- c. 1597, William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Act I scene iv:
- (intransitive, with in) To have faith in; to rely on for continuing support or aid.
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- (transitive) To give credence to; to believe; to credit.
- (transitive) To hope confidently; to believe (usually with a phrase or infinitive clause as the object)
- I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face.
- We trust we have a good conscience.
- (transitive) to show confidence in a person by entrusting them with something.
- (transitive) To commit, as to one's care; to entrust.
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- Merchants were not willing to trust precious cargoes to any custody but that of a man-of-war.
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- (transitive) To give credit to; to sell to upon credit, or in confidence of future payment.
- (intransitive, followed by to) To rely on (something), as though having trust (on it).
- (archaic, transitive) To risk; to venture confidently.
- (intransitive) To have trust; to be credulous; to be won to confidence; to confide.
- I will trust and not be afraid.
- (archaic, intransitive) To sell or deliver anything in reliance upon a promise of payment; to give credit.
Antonyms
- distrust
- mistrust
Derived terms
Translations
Adjective
trust (comparative more trust, superlative most trust)
- (obsolete) Secure, safe.
- (obsolete) Faithful, dependable.
- (law) of or relating to a trust.
Anagrams
- strut, sturt
French
Etymology
From English trust.
Pronunciation
- (France, Quebec) IPA(key): /t?œst/
Noun
trust m (plural trusts)
- a trust (a group of businessmen or traders)
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English trust.
Noun
trust m (invariable)
- trust (group of people)
Derived terms
- trust di cervelli (“brains trust”)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English trust.
Noun
trust m (plural trusts)
- (finance) trust
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performance
English
Alternative forms
- performaunce (obsolete)
Etymology
perform +? -ance
Pronunciation
- enPR: p?r-fôr?-m?ns, IPA(key): /p??.?f??.m?ns/
- (UK) IPA(key): [p?.?f??.m?ns]
- (US) IPA(key): [p?.?f??.m?ns]
- Hyphenation: per?for?mance
Noun
performance (countable and uncountable, plural performances)
- The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.
- That which is performed or accomplished; a thing done or carried through; an achievement; a deed; an act; a feat; especially, an action of an elaborate or public character.
- (art) A live show or concert.
- The amount of useful work accomplished estimated in terms of time needed, resources used, etc.
- (linguistics) The actual use of language in concrete situations by native speakers of a language, as opposed to the system of linguistic knowledge they possess (competence), cf. w:linguistic performance.
Usage notes
- Adjectives often applied to "performance": high, poor, improved, superior, excellent, good, peak, top, optimal, low, economic, academic, financial, musical, human, environmental, vocal, cognitive, dynamic, organizational, historical, physical, social, mechanical, electrical, mental, macroeconomic.
Hyponyms
Derived terms
- high-performance
- low-performance
- performance art
Related terms
- performant
Descendants
Translations
References
- performance at OneLook Dictionary Search
- performance in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- performance in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Catalan
Etymology
From English performance.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /per?f?rm?ns/
Noun
performance f (plural performances)
- performance (a live show or concert)
Further reading
- “performance” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
References
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English performance.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p??.f??.m??s/
- Rhymes: -??s
Noun
performance f (plural performances)
- (sports) performance
Further reading
- “performance” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English performance.
Noun
performance f (invariable)
- performance
Synonyms
- (the act of performing) esecuzione
- (accomplishment) prestazione, rendimento
- (show) esibizione
Further reading
- performance in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- perfórmance (uncommon)
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pe?.?f??.m??.si/
Etymology
Borrowed from English performance.
Noun
performance f (plural performances)
- performance (amount of useful work accomplished by someone or something)
- Synonym: desempenho
Further reading
- “performance” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English performance.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pe??fo?mans/, [pe??fo?.mãns]
Noun
performance f (plural performances)
- performance art
- performance (amount of useful work accomplished)
Further reading
- “performance” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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