General attributive, esp. in earnest money. See also earnest penny, n.
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| 释义 | society > trade and finance > payment > [noun] > payment by instalment or part-payment > an instalment > earnest money (14) earnest money1349 General attributive, esp. in earnest money. See also earnest penny, n. earnest1424 Money, or a sum of money, paid as an initial instalment, esp. for the purpose of securing a bargain or contract. †Formerly also in on (also in) ea… earnest penny1454 A small sum of money (probably originally, but later not necessarily, a penny) paid as earnest to secure a bargain. Now historical. arles1487 Money given in confirmation of a bargain; esp. that given, when a servant is hired, in confirmation of the engagement; earnest-money. bargain-penny1490 money paid ‘on account,’ by way of ratification of a bargain. handsel1569 A first instalment of payment; earnest money; (also) the first money taken by a trader in the morning. Hence: anything given or taken as an omen or… impress-money1617 attributive, as impress-money, earnest-money. depositum1623 Something given as a pledge; = deposit, n. 1c. fasting penny1650 a sum of money paid on hiring a servant, to secure the agreement; = fastening penny. deposit1737 Something, usually a sum of money, committed to another person's charge as a pledge for the performance of some contract, in part payment of a thing… arrha1754 Earnest-money, a part of the purchase-money given to ratify a contract; figurative a pledge. handsale1766 historical. A sale confirmed by the shaking of hands; the custom or practice of confirming a sale in this manner. Also: the earnest money (see earnest… fastening penny1811 a sum of money paid on hiring a servant, to secure the agreement; = fasting penny n.; cf. fasten, v. 14b. sign-on1922 The action or an act of to sign on at sign, v.1 phrasal verbs 2. Also: a payment made to a person upon signing a contract. |
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