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es·crow

Audio Help [n. es-kroh, i-skroh; v. i-skroh, es-kroh] Pronunciation Key Law.

–noun

1.	a contract, deed, bond, or other written agreement deposited with a third person, by whom it is to be delivered to the grantee or promisee on the fulfillment of some condition.

–verb (used with object)

2.	to place in escrow: The home seller agrees to escrow the sum of $1000 with his attorney.

—Idiom

3.	in escrow, in the keeping of a third person for delivery to a given party upon the fulfillment of some condition.

[Origin: 1590–1600; < AF escro(u)we, OF escro(u)e. See scroll

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es·crow Audio Help   (ěs'krō', ě-skrō') Pronunciation Key
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.

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

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
escrow

1598, from Anglo-Fr. escrowe, from O.Fr. escroue "scrap, roll of parchment," from a Gmc. source akin to O.H.G. scrot "scrap, shred." 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.

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escrow
noun
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

American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
escrow [(es-kroh)]

The condition of being ineffective until certain conditions are met. For example, money inherited by a minor might be held in escrow until the heir reaches a certain age. Homeowners with mortgages frequently pay money for insurance and taxes on their home into an escrow account each month. The holder of the mortgage then pays the insurance and tax bills out of the escrow account when the bills are due.

[Chapter:] Business and Economics

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escrow security
An arrangement where something (generally money or documents) is held in trust ("in escrow") by a trusted third party until certain agreed conditions are met. In computing the term is used for key escrow and also for source code escrow.
(1999-12-14)

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Escrow

Es*crol"\, Escroll \Es*croll"\, n. [See Escrow, Scroll.]

1. A scroll. [Obs.]

2. (Her.) (a) A long strip or scroll resembling a ribbon or a band of parchment, or the like, anciently placed above the shield, and supporting the crest. (b) In modern heraldry, a similar ribbon on which the motto is inscribed.

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