re-entrust

/ɹiːɪnˈtɹʌst/

verb

To again pass trust to the care of something on to another.

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Meanings

verbre-entrust (third-person singular simple present re-entrusts, present participle re-entrusting, simple past and past participle re-entrusted)

present singular third person re-entrusts · participle present re-entrusting · participle past re-entrusted · past re-entrusted

  1. To again pass trust to the care of something on to another.
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    The futures brokerage commission shall make no profit-earning pledges for their clients on the shared benefits or risks, conduct futures trading in the personal name when authorized by the companies, enterprises, or other economic organizations, and re-entrust the entrusted business or accept the re-entrusted business.

    2007, Salih N. Neftci, Michelle Yuan Ménager-Xu, China's Financial Markets: An Insider's Guide to how the Markets Work, page 29

Origin

From re- + entrust.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with re-entrust

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Cite this entry
APA

re-entrust. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re-entrust

MLA

“re-entrust.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re-entrust. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “re-entrust,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re-entrust.

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