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es·crow  (skr, -skr)

n.

Money, property, a deed, or a bond put into the custody of a third party for delivery to a grantee only after the fulfillment of the conditions specified.

tr.v. es·crowed, es·crow·ing, es·crows

To place in escrow.

Idiom:

in escrow

In trust as an escrow.

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[Anglo-Norman escrowe, variant of Old French escroe, scroll; see scroll.]

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Noun

1.

escrow - a written agreement (or property or money) delivered to a third party or put in trust by one party to a contract to be returned after fulfillment of some condition written agreement - a legal document summarizing the agreement between parties