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And Definition–conjunction | 1. | (used to connect grammatically coordinate words, phrases, or clauses) along or together with; as well as; in addition to; besides; also; moreover: pens and pencils. |
| 2. | added to; plus: 2 and 2 are 4. |
| 3. | then: He read for an hour and went to bed. |
| 4. | also, at the same time: to sleep and dream. |
| 5. | then again; repeatedly: He coughed and coughed. |
| 6. | (used to imply different qualities in things having the same name): There are bargains and bargains, so watch out. |
| 7. | (used to introduce a sentence, implying continuation) also; then: And then it happened. |
| 8. | Informal. to (used between two finite verbs): Try and do it. Call and see if she's home yet. |
| 9. | (used to introduce a consequence or conditional result): He felt sick and decided to lie down for a while. Say one more word about it and I'll scream. |
| 10. | but; on the contrary: He tried to run five miles and couldn't. They said they were about to leave and then stayed for two more hours. |
| 11. | (used to connect alternatives): He felt that he was being forced to choose between his career and his family. |
| 12. | (used to introduce a comment on the preceding clause): They don't like each other—and with good reason. |
| 13. | Archaic. if: and you please. Compare an2. |
–noun | 14. | an added condition, stipulation, detail, or particular: He accepted the job, no ands or buts about it. |
—Idioms| 16. | and so forth, and the like; and others; et cetera: We discussed traveling, sightseeing, and so forth. |
| 17. | and so on, and more things or others of a similar kind; and the like: It was a summer filled with parties, picnics, and so on. |
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Trust Definition–noun | 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 payment for property or goods received; credit: to sell merchandise on trust. |
| 4. | a person on whom or thing on which one relies: God is my trust. |
| 5. | the condition of one to whom something has been entrusted. |
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| the obligation or responsibility imposed on a person in whom confidence or authority is placed: a position of trust. |
| 7. | charge, custody, or care: to leave valuables in someone's trust. |
| 8. | something committed or entrusted to one's care for use or safekeeping, as an office, duty, or the like; responsibility; charge. |
| 9. | Law. | a. | a fiduciary relationship in which one
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person (the trustee) holds the title to property (the trust estate or trust property) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary). |
| b. | the property or funds so held. |
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| 10. | Commerce. | a. | an illegal combination of industrial or commercial companies in which the stock of the constituent companies is controlled by a central board of trustees, thus making it possible to manage the companies so as to minimize production costs, control prices, eliminate competition, etc. |
| b. | any large industrial or commercial corporation or combination having a monopolistic or semimonopolistic control over the production of some commodity or service. |
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–adjective | 12. | Law. of or pertaining to trusts or a trust. |
–verb (used without object) | 13. | to rely upon or place confidence in someone or something (usually fol. by in or to): to trust in another's honesty; trusting to luck. |
| 14. | to have confidence; hope: Things work out if one only trusts. |
| 15. | to sell merchandise on credit. |
–verb (used with object) | 16. | to have trust or confidence in; rely or depend on. |
| 18. | to expect confidently; hope (usually fol. by a clause or infinitive as object): trusting the job would soon be finished; trusting to find oil on the land. |
| 19. | to commit or consign with trust or confidence. |
| 20. | to permit to remain or go somewhere or to do something without fear of consequences: He does not trust his children out of his sight. |
| 21. | to invest with a trust; entrust with something. |
| 22. | to give credit to (a person) for goods, services, etc., supplied: Will you trust us till payday? |
—Verb phrase| 23. | trust to, to rely on; trust: Never trust to luck! |
—Idiom| 24. | in trust, in the position of being left in the care or guardianship of another: She left money to her uncle to keep in trust for her children. |
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