entrusted also intrusted; entrusting also intrusting; entrusts also intrusts
1
: to confer a trust on
especially
: to deliver something in trust to
2
: to commit to another with confidence
Examples of entrust in a Sentence
She was entrusted with the job of organizing the reception.
we entrusted our financial adviser with the investment of all of our savings
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Taxpayers entrust this obscure unit of government with a budget of about $1.4 billion each year to cover these services.
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Anar Mammadov, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Idris Elba When a big-rig truck driver takes his tenacious teenage daughter along for a job, they’re tracked and attacked by a relentless group of criminals that will stop at nothing to secure the consignment he’s been entrusted to deliver.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
Taxpayers entrust this obscure unit of government with a budget of about $1.4 billion each year to cover these services.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris has pointed to the legislation on the campaign trail as proof that Democrats can be entrusted with the U.S. economy.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Entrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entrust. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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entrust
verb
en·trust
in-ˈtrəst 
1
: to give into the care of another
entrust your savings to a bank
2
: to give custody, care, or charge of something to
entrust a bank with your savings
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