es·crow 
(ĕskrō′, ĕ-skrō)
(ĕskrō′, ĕ-skrō)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
Idiom: To place in escrow.
in escrow
In trust as an escrow.
[Anglo-Norman escrowe, variant of Old French escroe, scroll; see SCROLL.]