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noun
- confidence, Confidence in or reliance on some person or quality.
- 1671, O ever-failing / In mortal strength! " John Milton, Samson Agonistes
- dependence, Dependence upon something in the future; hope.
- 1611, Such have we through Christ. " Authorised Version, 2 Corinthians iii:4.
- Confidence in the future payment for goods or services supplied; credit.
- I was out of cash, but the landlady let me have it on .
- (rare) trustworthiness, Trustworthiness, reliability.
- The confidence vested in a person who has legal ownership of a property to manage for the benefit of another.
- 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.
Translations: - Dutch: vertrouwen
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(trans-top, A group of businessmen or traders)
- Italian: fiducia
(trans-bottom)
(trans-top, Dependence upon something in the future; hope)
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(trans-bottom)
(trans-top, Confidence in the future payment for goods or services supplied; credit)
adjective
- (obsolete) secure, Secure, safe.
- (obsolete) faithful, Faithful, dependable.
Etymology: From traust.
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