Escrow

What do we mean by escrow?

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. noun

To place in escrow. transitive verb

(in escrow) In trust as an escrow. idiom

In law, a writing fully executed by the parties, but put into the custody of a third person to hold until the fulfilment of some condition, when it is to be delivered to the grantee. noun

The conditional execution and deposit of an instrument in such way. noun

The custody of a writing so deposited. noun

A deed, bond, or other written engagement, delivered to a third person, to be held by him till some act is done or some condition is performed, and then to be by him delivered to the grantee. noun

A written instrument, such as a deed, temporarily deposited with a neutral third party (the Escrow agent), by the agreement of two parties to a valid contract. The escrow agent will deliver the document to the benefited party when the conditions of the contract have been met. The depositor has no control over the instrument in escrow. noun

In common law, escrow applied to the deposits only of instruments for conveyance of land, but it now applies to all instruments so deposited. noun

Money or other property so deposited is also loosely referred to as escrow. noun

The state of property deposited with an escrow agent. noun

To place in escrow. verb

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 noun

A written instrument, such as a deed, temporarily deposited with a neutral third party (the escrow agent), by the agreement of two parties to a valid contract. The escrow agent will deliver the document to the benefited party when the conditions of the contract have been met. The depositor has no control over the instrument in escrow.

In common law, escrow applied to the deposits only of instruments for conveyance of land, but it now applies to all instruments so deposited.

Money or other property so deposited is also loosely referred to as escrow.

The state of property deposited with an escrow agent.

(n.) A deposit held in trust or as security; in escrow, phr. used of money, etc., so held. (N. Amer.) or (v.) To put in escrow. there now ya know Urban Dictionary

Noun. Real estate term. Period of time in which your money is with a title company, the deed is with the title company, and you're waiting to get the house you're buying. Characterized by increasing bouts of anxiety, craziness, and buyer's remorse as the insurance gets turned down, the plumbing -- and your dreams -- dissolve, and your hard-earned money diminishes at a rapid rate. Urban Dictionary

The time period in a new relationship that she is not having sexual relations with you. The duration can vary but usually amounts to three dates. This has been known to make men behave in a manner some other men call “Being a pussy.” Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to escrow:
escrow, scrow, escrod, escrol, eskrow, escroc.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word escrow:
allocable, scammer, refund, freelancer, bogus, contraband, cigarettes, clipper, ebay, intermediary, cryptography, encrypted, encryption, scam, seller, lender, statute, statutes, mortgage, account, buyer, transaction, transactions, payment, sellers, deposit, pursuant, irs, taxpayer, fidelity, cigarette, accounts, pending, trusted, deed, funds, settling, installment, chip, attorneys, keys, concurrent, agreements, applicable, enacted, closing, agents, insurance, agent, loan, patents, victim, fund, com, item, clause, sale, licensed, bankruptcy, cash, mere, fraud, scandal, bonds, ensure, expenses, lawsuit, agreement, outcome, manufacturer, instructions, purchase, developer, proceeds, provider, export, tobacco, paid, taxes, estate, fees, compensation, provision, resolution, arrangement, clients, key, arrangements, software, deposits, license, companies, credit, tax, client, code, domain, attorney, parties, patent.

Words that rhyme with escrow:
go, blow, show, know, forego, snow, so, throw, flow, though, ratio, pro, hello, quo, grow, row, sew, apropos, mow, bio, low, forgo, shadow, o, woe, crow, portfolio, no, although, potato, bestow, yoe, toe, undergo, studio, hoe, glow, owe, joe, aglow, co, indigo, willow, dough, espresso, archipelago, plateau, cameo, slow, rainbow, beau, tomato, doe, adagio, ho, foe, otto, coco, status quo, fallow, glo, lo, below, radio, hydro, vertigo, manifesto, tow, meadow, tomorrow, patio, veto, overthrow, audio, plough, tempo, torso, roe, calypso, aficionado, borrow, micro, virago, mo, rhino, winnow, photo, tornado, buffalo, quid pro quo, portico, tableau, whoa, dado, torpedo, rococo, gusto, grotto, calico, solo.

Adjectives that are often used to describe escrow:
key, close, valid, day, double, mandatory, open, true, separate, defeasance, neutral, special, strategic, short, mere, closed, partial, mixed, clear, verifiable, perfect, month.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective escrow:
system, chip, encryption, account, agent, agreement, instructions, agreements, deposit, certificate, funds, technology.

Consonant match to escrow:
iskra.

Words that sound like escrow:
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