Synonyms for escrow
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : noun es-kroh, ih-skroh; verb ih-skroh, es-kroh |
| Phonetic Transcription : noun ˈɛs kroʊ, ɪˈskroʊ; verb ɪˈskroʊ, ˈɛs kroʊ |
Définition of escrow
Origin :- 1590s, from Anglo-French escrowe, from Old French escroue "scrap, roll of parchment," from a Germanic source akin to Old High German scrot "a scrap, shred, a piece cut off" (see shred (n.)). Originally "a deed delivered to a third person until a future condition is satisfied;" sense of "deposit held in trust or security" is from 1888.
- noun collateral
- This would have meant forfeiting her marriage settlement and the sum that was in escrow.
- Extract from : « The Indulgence of Negu Mah » by Robert Andrew Arthur
- Understand—all money that comes from the mine is held in escrow until this case is decided.
- Extract from : « The Cross-Cut » by Courtney Ryley Cooper
- It must still remain in escrow as the bond of Harry until the case was decided, and that might mean years.
- Extract from : « The Cross-Cut » by Courtney Ryley Cooper
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