See Also: truth(1)(dictionary)
truth(2)(dictionary)
truth(dictionary)
truth(encyclopedia)
Truth, Sojourner(dictionary)
truth (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Truth in Lending(money)
Truth, Sojourner(encyclopedia)
Truth in lending law(finance)
Truth in lending law(money)

Indiana broker (finance) and truth (oh)


Indiana broker (finance)


A resident of Indiana who works as an intermediary, dealer or broker in a given industry or sector of economic activity.





truth (oh)



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1 ?true facts?
2 ?being true?
3 ?important ideas?
4 in truth
5 if (the) truth be known/told
6 to tell (you) the truth
7 nothing could be further from the truth
8 the truth will out
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[Language: Old English; Origin: treowth 'faithfulness']
?TRUE FACTS?
the truth
the true facts about something, rather than what is untrue, imagined, or guessed
-opposite lie lie, falsehood falsehood, untruth untruth the truth about
::She'd come to find out the truth about her family.
the truth behind
::We'll never know the truth behind the accident.
::In the end she was forced to reveal the truth .
::How do we know you're telling the truth ?
::You can't punish a man for speaking the truth .
::The way he was looking at her, it was obvious he knew the truth .
::I'll get the truth out of him somehow.
::It was many months before the whole truth was discovered.
::I love you - and that's the honest truth !
:: The plain truth is that you'll never get to university.
::He began to realize the awful truth about her past.
:: The truth of the matter is that nothing has changed since the election.
::Her guess came a little too close to the truth for my liking.
?BEING TRUE?
[U] the state or quality of being true
truth in
::There was some truth in the accusations.
grain/element of truth
(=small amount of truth)
::There wasn't a grain of truth in what he said.
::There was an element of truth (=a small amount of truth) in what he said.
::There is no truth in the rumour.
?IMPORTANT IDEAS?
[C usually plural] formal an important fact or idea that is accepted as being true
::The experience has taught us some basic truths .
an unhappy/unpleasant/unwelcome truth
(=an unpleasant or disappointing fact)
::It is in his interest to hide unhappy truths about his agency's performance.
in truth
in fact
-synonym really really
::Early independence leaders were in truth little better than rebels.
if (the) truth be known/told
used when telling someone the real facts about a situation, or your real opinion
::If the truth be known, I felt a little left out at school.
to tell (you) the truth
spoken used when giving your personal opinion or admitting something
::To tell the truth, I was frightened to death.
nothing could be further from the truth
used to say that something is definitely not true
the truth will out
old-fashioned used to say that even if you try to stop people from knowing something, they will find out in the end
-see also half-truth , Home truth
-see also the moment of truth at moment (15)
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COLLOCATES for sense 1
find out/discover/get to the truth
reveal the truth
tell the truth
speak the truth
know the truth
get the truth out of somebody (=make them tell you the truth)
the whole/complete/full truth
the honest truth
the plain/simple/naked truth (=the truth, with no details or explanation to make it seem pleasant)
the shocking/terrible/sad etc truth
the truth of the matter
come close/near to the truth