earnest money

earnest money

noun Law.
money given by a buyer to a seller to bind a contract.

Origin:
1550–60
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Earnest money is always a great word to know.
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to institute legal proceedings against a person; to seek to enforce or obtain by legal process; to conduct criminal proceedings in court against
a legal notice to a court or public officer to suspend a certain proceeding until the notifier is given a hearing
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earnest money

noun
money given by a buyer to a seller to bind a contract 
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