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escrow

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • \ˈes-ˌkrō, es-ˈ\
    • /ˈes.krəʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \ˈes-ˌkrō, es-ˈ\

Definitions of escrow word

  • noun escrow A bond, deed, or other document kept in the custody of a third party, taking effect only when a specified condition has been fulfilled. 1
  • noun escrow law: use of 3rd party 1
  • transitive verb escrow law: place in escrow 1
  • noun Definition of escrow in Technology (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. 1
  • uncountable noun escrow Escrow is money or property which is given to someone, but which is kept by another person until the first person has done a particular thing or met particular requirements. 0
  • noun escrow money, goods, or a written document, such as a contract bond, delivered to a third party and held by him pending fulfilment of some condition 0
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Parts of speech for Escrow

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Escrow

escrow popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

escrow usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for escrow

noun escrow

  • collateral — Collateral is money or property which is used as a guarantee that someone will repay a loan.
  • bond — A bond between people is a strong feeling of friendship, love, or shared beliefs and experiences that unites them.
  • deed — A deed is something that is done, especially something that is very good or very bad.
  • guarantee — a promise or assurance, especially one in writing, that something is of specified quality, content, benefit, etc., or that it will perform satisfactorily for a given length of time: a money-back guarantee.
  • insurance — the act, system, or business of providing financial protection for property, life, health, etc, against specified contingencies, such as death, loss, or damage, and involving payment of regular premiums in return for a policy guaranteeing such protection
All 7 Synonyms of escrow

Top questions with escrow

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  • how to set up an escrow account?
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