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public trust

public trust is the alternative form of charitable trust.

Meaning of charitable trust

Noun

charitable trust (plural charitable trusts)

  1. A trust established for charitable purposes.
  2. In some jurisdictions, a trust designed for the general benefit of the public.

Forms of public trust

pluralpublic trusts

Questions about public trust

What is public trust the alternative form of?
Public trust is the alternative form of charitable trust.

Words near public trust in the dictionary

  1. public transits
  2. public transport
  3. public transportation
  4. public transportations
  5. public transports
  6. public trust
  7. public trustee
  8. public trustees
  9. public trusts
  10. public utilities
  11. public utility

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Adapted from Wiktionary: public trust (page history and authors); charitable trust (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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