Trust vs. Company
Trustnoun
Confidence in or reliance on some person or quality.
Trustnoun
Dependence upon something in the future; hope.
Trustnoun
Confidence in the future payment for goods or services supplied; credit.
Trustnoun
That which is committed or entrusted; something received in confidence; a charge.
Trustnoun
That upon which confidence is reposed; ground of reliance; hope.
Trustnoun
(rare) Trustworthiness, reliability.
Trustnoun
The condition or obligation of one to whom anything is confided; responsible charge or office.
Trustnoun
(legal) The confidence vested in a person who has legal ownership of a property to manage for the benefit of another.
Trustnoun
(legal) An estate devised or granted in confidence that the devisee or grantee shall convey it, or dispose of the profits, at the will, or for the benefit, of another; an estate held for the use of another.
Trustnoun
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.
Trustnoun
(computing) Affirmation of the access rights of a user of a computer system.
Trustverb
(transitive) To place confidence in; to rely on, to confide, or have faith, in.
Trustverb
(transitive) To give credence to; to believe; to credit.
Trustverb
(transitive) To hope confidently; to believe (usually with a phrase or infinitive clause as the object)
Trustverb
(transitive) to show confidence in a person by entrusting them with something.
Trustverb
(transitive) To commit, as to one's care; to entrust.
Trustverb
(transitive) To give credit to; to sell to upon credit, or in confidence of future payment.
Trustverb
To risk; to venture confidently.
Trustverb
(intransitive) To have trust; to be credulous; to be won to confidence; to confide.
Trustverb
(intransitive) To be confident, as of something future; to hope.
Trustverb
To sell or deliver anything in reliance upon a promise of payment; to give credit.
Trustadjective
(obsolete) Secure, safe.
Trustadjective
(obsolete) Faithful, dependable.
Trustadjective
(legal) of or relating to a trust.
Trustnoun
Assured resting of the mind on the integrity, veracity, justice, friendship, or other sound principle, of another person; confidence; reliance; reliance.
Trustnoun
Credit given; especially, delivery of property or merchandise in reliance upon future payment; exchange without immediate receipt of an equivalent; as, to sell or buy goods on trust.
Trustnoun
Assured anticipation; dependence upon something future or contingent, as if present or actual; hope; belief.
Trustnoun
That which is committed or intrusted to one; something received in confidence; charge; deposit.
Trustnoun
The condition or obligation of one to whom anything is confided; responsible charge or office.
Trustnoun
That upon which confidence is reposed; ground of reliance; hope.
Trustnoun
An estate devised or granted in confidence that the devisee or grantee shall convey it, or dispose of the profits, at the will, or for the benefit, of another; an estate held for the use of another; a confidence respecting property reposed in one person, who is termed the trustee, for the benefit of another, who is called the cestui que trust.
Trustnoun
An equitable right or interest in property distinct from the legal ownership thereof; a use (as it existed before the Statute of Uses); also, a property interest held by one person for the benefit of another. Trusts are active, or special, express, implied, constructive, etc. In a passive trust the trustee simply has title to the trust property, while its control and management are in the beneficiary.
Trustnoun
A business organization or combination consisting of a number of firms or corporations operating, and often united, under an agreement creating a trust (in sense 1), esp. one formed mainly for the purpose of regulating the supply and price of commodities, etc.; often, opprobriously, a combination formed for the purpose of controlling or monopolizing a trade, industry, or business, by doing acts in restraint or trade; as, a sugar trust. A trust may take the form of a corporation or of a body of persons or corporations acting together by mutual arrangement, as under a contract or a so-called gentlemen's agreement. When it consists of corporations it may be effected by putting a majority of their stock either in the hands of a board of trustees (whence the name trust for the combination) or by transferring a majority to a holding company. The advantages of a trust are partly due to the economies made possible in carrying on a large business, as well as the doing away with competition. In the United States severe statutes against trusts have been passed by the Federal government and in many States, with elaborate statutory definitions.
Trustadjective
Held in trust; as, trust property; trustmoney.
Trustverb
To place confidence in; to rely on, to confide, or repose faith, in; as, we can not trust those who have deceived us.
Trustverb
To give credence to; to believe; to credit.
Trustverb
To hope confidently; to believe; - usually with a phrase or infinitive clause as the object.
Trustverb
to show confidence in a person by intrusting (him) with something.
Trustverb
To commit, as to one's care; to intrust.
Trustverb
To give credit to; to sell to upon credit, or in confidence of future payment; as, merchants and manufacturers trust their customers annually with goods.
Trustverb
To risk; to venture confidently.
Trustverb
To have trust; to be credulous; to be won to confidence; to confide.
Trustverb
To be confident, as of something future; to hope.
Trustverb
To sell or deliver anything in reliance upon a promise of payment; to give credit.
Trustnoun
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary);
Trustnoun
certainty based on past experience;
Trustnoun
the trait of trusting; of believing in the honesty and reliability of others;
Trustnoun
a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service;
Trustnoun
complete confidence in a person or plan etc;
Trustnoun
a trustful relationship;
Trustverb
have confidence or faith in;
Trustverb
allow without fear
Trustverb
be confident about something;
Trustverb
expect and wish;
Trustverb
confer a trust upon;
Trustverb
extend credit to
Companynoun
A team; a group of people who work together professionally.
Companynoun
A group of individuals who work together for a common purpose.
Companynoun
(military) A unit of approximately sixty to one hundred and twenty soldiers, typically consisting of two or three platoons and forming part of a battalion.
Companynoun
A unit of firefighters and their equipment.
Companynoun
(nautical) The entire crew of a ship.
Companynoun
An intelligence service.
Companynoun
(legal) An entity having legal personality, and thus able to own property and to sue and be sued in its own name; a corporation.
Companynoun
(business) Any business, whether incorporated or not, that manufactures or sells products (also known as goods), or provides services as a commercial venture.
Companynoun
(uncountable) Social visitors or companions.
Companynoun
(uncountable) Companionship.
Companyverb
To accompany, keep company with.
Companyverb
To associate.
Companyverb
To be a lively, cheerful companion.
Companyverb
To have sexual intercourse.
Companynoun
The state of being a companion or companions; the act of accompanying; fellowship; companionship; society; friendly intercourse.
Companynoun
A companion or companions.
Companynoun
An assemblage or association of persons, either permanent or transient.
Companynoun
Guests or visitors, in distinction from the members of a family; as, to invite company to dine.
Companynoun
Society, in general; people assembled for social intercourse.
Companynoun
An association of persons for the purpose of carrying on some enterprise or business; a corporation; a firm; as, the East India Company; an insurance company; a joint-stock company.
Companynoun
Partners in a firm whose names are not mentioned in its style or title; - often abbreviated in writing; as, Hottinguer & Co.
Companynoun
A subdivision of a regiment of troops under the command of a captain, numbering in the United States (full strength) 100 men.
Companynoun
The crew of a ship, including the officers; as, a whole ship's company.
Companynoun
The body of actors employed in a theater or in the production of a play.
Companyverb
To accompany or go with; to be companion to.
Companyverb
To associate.
Companyverb
To be a gay companion.
Companyverb
To have sexual commerce.
Companynoun
an institution created to conduct business;
Companynoun
organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical);
Companynoun
the state of being with someone;
Companynoun
small military unit; usually two or three platoons
Companynoun
a band of people associated temporarily in some activity;
Companynoun
a social gathering of guests or companions;
Companynoun
a social or business visitor;
Companynoun
a unit of firefighters including their equipment;
Companynoun
crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship
Companyverb
be a companion to somebody
Companynoun
a commercial business
Companynoun
the fact or condition of being with another or others, especially in a way that provides friendship and enjoyment
Companynoun
a person or people regarded as pleasant (or unpleasant) to be with
Companynoun
the person or group of people whose society one is currently sharing
Companynoun
a visiting person or group of people
Companynoun
a number of individuals gathered together
Companynoun
a body of soldiers, especially the smallest subdivision of an infantry battalion, typically commanded by a major or captain
Companynoun
a group of actors, singers, or dancers who perform together
Companynoun
a group of Guides.
Companynoun
a flock of wigeon (ducks)
Companyverb
associate with; keep company with
Companyverb
accompany (someone)
Company
A company, abbreviated as co., is a legal entity representing an association of people, whether natural, legal or a mixture of both, with a specific objective. Company members share a common purpose and unite to achieve specific, declared goals.
