trust company

trust company

noun
a company or corporation organized to exercise the functions of a trustee, but usually engaging also in other banking and financial activities.

Origin:
1825–35, Americanism
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trust company
 
n
Also called: trust corporation a commercial bank or other enterprise organized to perform trustee functions

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