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to make someone responsible for doing something or dealing with something:entrust somebody with something
• The presidentially appointed panel is entrusted with keeping the stock markets fair and honest.
entrust something to somebody• She had entrusted her life savings to the brokerage house and now stood to lose it all.
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entrust UK US /ɪnˈtrʌst/ verb [T]► to give someone a thing or duty for which they are responsible: entrust sb with sth »Many people had entrusted the company with money they intended to use in retirement.
entrust sth to sb »He entrusted the arrangement of a mortgage to a local firm of financial advisers.
entrust sb to do sth »We entrust a board of Edinburgh's leading businessmen to run the affairs of the organization.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
См. также в других словарях:
entrust — en·trust also in·trust vt 1: to deliver something to (a person) under a charge or duty 2: to give (something) over to the care of another; specif: to deliver to a merchant who may transfer ownership to a buyer in the ordinary course of business… … Law dictionary
entrust — ► VERB 1) (entrust with) assign a responsibility to. 2) (entrust to) put (something) into someone s care … English terms dictionary
entrust — [en trust′, intrust′] vt. 1. to charge or invest with a trust or duty [entrust a lawyer with records] 2. to assign the care of; turn over for safekeeping [entrust the key to me] SYN. COMMIT entrustment n … English World dictionary
Entrust — En*trust , v. t. See {Intrust}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
entrust — c.1600, from EN (Cf. en ) (1) make, put in + TRUST (Cf. trust). Related: Entrusted; entrusting … Etymology dictionary
entrust — confide, *commit, consign, relegate Analogous words: *allot, assign, allocate: *rely, trust, depend, count, bank, reckon Contrasted words: suspect, doubt (see corresponding nouns at UNCERTAINTY): mistrust, *distrust … New Dictionary of Synonyms
entrust — [v] give custody, authority to allocate, allot, assign, authorize, bank, bend an ear*, charge, commend, commit, confer, confide, consign, count, delegate, deliver, depend, deposit with, hand over, impose, invest, leave with, reckon, relegate,… … New thesaurus
Entrust — Infobox Company name = Entrust, Inc. type = Public (NASDAQ|ENTU) foundation = 1994 location city = Addison, TX location country = United States location = locations = 15 key people = F. William (Bill) Conner Chairman, President and CEO area… … Wikipedia
entrust — [[t]ɪntrʌ̱st[/t]] entrusts, entrusting, entrusted VERB If you entrust something important to someone or entrust them with it, you make them responsible for looking after it or dealing with it. [V n to n] If parents wanted to entrust their prized… … English dictionary
entrust — /ɛnˈtrʌst / (say en trust), /ən / (say uhn ) verb (t) 1. to invest with a trust or responsibility; charge with a specified office or duty involving trust. 2. to commit as if with trust or confidence: to entrust one s life to a frayed rope.… … Australian-English dictionary
