Definition of escrow in English:

escrow

noun ˈɛskrəʊˈɛskroʊ

Law

1A bond, deed, or other document kept in the custody of a third party and taking effect only when a specified condition has been fulfilled.
Example sentencesExamples
- The death of the grantor whose deed is held in escrow does not invalidate the escrow.
- In the late 1980's and early 90's, homebuyers routinely cancelled escrows at the mere mention of asbestos or radon gas.
- A key part of the arrangement is ensuring that what goes into the escrow is what the licensee expects.
1. 1.1usually as modifier A deposit or fund held in trust or as a security.
  an escrow account
  Example sentencesExamples
  Players give 10 percent of each paycheck to an escrow fund.
  Now my real estate agent is trying to get me to sign the escrow over to the sellers because they took their house off of the market when they accepted the contract and claim they are therefore owed the escrow.
  The Canadian company has been budgeting for damages by setting aside money in an escrow fund.
  Instead, deposit it in an escrow account at a reputable bank and have all checks written from that account to the agent and the county.
  In August, Sanderson claims, the funds somehow vanished as they moved from the escrow account to the payoff department.
  Should you decide to borrow in Florida your lender may include property taxes in your monthly mortgage payments and put them in an escrow account on your behalf.
2. 1.2mass noun The state of being kept in custody or trust until a specified condition has been fulfilled.
  the board holds funds in escrow
  Example sentencesExamples
  Why not just put the $18 million in escrow and save what is still a significant insurance premium?
  To ease similar concerns in the past, transacting parties required sellers to put money in escrow, indemnifying buyers against future environmental liabilities.
  The lender collects the payments and holds them in escrow until the taxes are due to be paid.
  If a vendor on the point of selling found an enforcement notice, he could either postpone exchange of contracts or put contracts in escrow until the appeal was brought.
  Following the release of the shares from escrow, the remaining balance of 948,733 shares will remain in escrow until March 16, 2008, at which time those shares will be also released from escrow.
  Unlike legitimate weapons held openly in escrow, illegitimate covert weapons would be usable.
  He has since refused to return either the Minute Book or the share certificates that were to be held in escrow.
  Synonyms
  care, guardianship, charge, keeping, safe keeping, wardship, ward, responsibility, protection, guidance, tutelage

verb ˈɛskrəʊˈɛskroʊ

[with object]North American Law

Place in custody or trust until a specified condition has been fulfilled.
those funds are escrowed for the purpose of improving municipal services
Example sentencesExamples
- In this kind of exchange, the real estate owner can avoid tax liability from a property sale by purchasing another property within a six-month window using the escrowed proceeds from the first sale.
- Not only was the insurance rarely considered a deal-saving alternative to escrowed funds, it was barely considered at all.
- So, if you escrow your tax payment, request that duplicate copies of the bill be sent to you by the tax collector and check to make sure the bill is paid.
- The more customers that sign up, the more profitable this company becomes, since it earns interest on escrowed payroll taxes from customers.
- The computer storing these escrowed keys would become a primary target for both physical and cyberterrorism.

Origin

Late 16th century: from Old French escroe 'scrap, scroll', from medieval Latin scroda, of Germanic origin; related to shred.

Definition of escrow in US English:

escrow

nounˈɛskroʊˈeskrō

Law

1A bond, deed, or other document kept in the custody of a third party and taking effect only when a specified condition has been fulfilled.
Example sentencesExamples
- A key part of the arrangement is ensuring that what goes into the escrow is what the licensee expects.
- The death of the grantor whose deed is held in escrow does not invalidate the escrow.
- In the late 1980's and early 90's, homebuyers routinely cancelled escrows at the mere mention of asbestos or radon gas.
1. 1.1usually as modifier A deposit or fund held in trust or as a security.
  an escrow account
  Example sentencesExamples
  Now my real estate agent is trying to get me to sign the escrow over to the sellers because they took their house off of the market when they accepted the contract and claim they are therefore owed the escrow.
  In August, Sanderson claims, the funds somehow vanished as they moved from the escrow account to the payoff department.
  Players give 10 percent of each paycheck to an escrow fund.
  The Canadian company has been budgeting for damages by setting aside money in an escrow fund.
  Instead, deposit it in an escrow account at a reputable bank and have all checks written from that account to the agent and the county.
  Should you decide to borrow in Florida your lender may include property taxes in your monthly mortgage payments and put them in an escrow account on your behalf.
2. 1.2 The state of being kept in custody or trust.
  the board holds funds in escrow
  Example sentencesExamples
  Unlike legitimate weapons held openly in escrow, illegitimate covert weapons would be usable.
  The lender collects the payments and holds them in escrow until the taxes are due to be paid.
  If a vendor on the point of selling found an enforcement notice, he could either postpone exchange of contracts or put contracts in escrow until the appeal was brought.
  He has since refused to return either the Minute Book or the share certificates that were to be held in escrow.
  Following the release of the shares from escrow, the remaining balance of 948,733 shares will remain in escrow until March 16, 2008, at which time those shares will be also released from escrow.
  To ease similar concerns in the past, transacting parties required sellers to put money in escrow, indemnifying buyers against future environmental liabilities.
  Why not just put the $18 million in escrow and save what is still a significant insurance premium?
  Synonyms
  care, guardianship, charge, keeping, safe keeping, wardship, ward, responsibility, protection, guidance, tutelage

verbˈɛskroʊˈeskrō

[with object]North American Law

Place in custody or trust.
Example sentencesExamples
- Not only was the insurance rarely considered a deal-saving alternative to escrowed funds, it was barely considered at all.
- The more customers that sign up, the more profitable this company becomes, since it earns interest on escrowed payroll taxes from customers.
- So, if you escrow your tax payment, request that duplicate copies of the bill be sent to you by the tax collector and check to make sure the bill is paid.
- The computer storing these escrowed keys would become a primary target for both physical and cyberterrorism.
- In this kind of exchange, the real estate owner can avoid tax liability from a property sale by purchasing another property within a six-month window using the escrowed proceeds from the first sale.

Origin

Late 16th century: from Old French escroe ‘scrap, scroll’, from medieval Latin scroda, of Germanic origin; related to shred.

单词	escrow
释义	Definition of escrow in English: escrow noun ˈɛskrəʊˈɛskroʊ Law 1A bond, deed, or other document kept in the custody of a third party and taking effect only when a specified condition has been fulfilled. Example sentencesExamples The death of the grantor whose deed is held in escrow does not invalidate the escrow. In the late 1980's and early 90's, homebuyers routinely cancelled escrows at the mere mention of asbestos or radon gas. A key part of the arrangement is ensuring that what goes into the escrow is what the licensee expects. 1.1usually as modifier A deposit or fund held in trust or as a security. an escrow account Example sentencesExamples Players give 10 percent of each paycheck to an escrow fund. Now my real estate agent is trying to get me to sign the escrow over to the sellers because they took their house off of the market when they accepted the contract and claim they are therefore owed the escrow. The Canadian company has been budgeting for damages by setting aside money in an escrow fund. Instead, deposit it in an escrow account at a reputable bank and have all checks written from that account to the agent and the county. In August, Sanderson claims, the funds somehow vanished as they moved from the escrow account to the payoff department. Should you decide to borrow in Florida your lender may include property taxes in your monthly mortgage payments and put them in an escrow account on your behalf. 1.2mass noun The state of being kept in custody or trust until a specified condition has been fulfilled. the board holds funds in escrow Example sentencesExamples Why not just put the $18 million in escrow and save what is still a significant insurance premium? To ease similar concerns in the past, transacting parties required sellers to put money in escrow, indemnifying buyers against future environmental liabilities. The lender collects the payments and holds them in escrow until the taxes are due to be paid. If a vendor on the point of selling found an enforcement notice, he could either postpone exchange of contracts or put contracts in escrow until the appeal was brought. Following the release of the shares from escrow, the remaining balance of 948,733 shares will remain in escrow until March 16, 2008, at which time those shares will be also released from escrow. Unlike legitimate weapons held openly in escrow, illegitimate covert weapons would be usable. He has since refused to return either the Minute Book or the share certificates that were to be held in escrow. Synonyms care, guardianship, charge, keeping, safe keeping, wardship, ward, responsibility, protection, guidance, tutelage verb ˈɛskrəʊˈɛskroʊ [with object]North American Law Place in custody or trust until a specified condition has been fulfilled. those funds are escrowed for the purpose of improving municipal services Example sentencesExamples In this kind of exchange, the real estate owner can avoid tax liability from a property sale by purchasing another property within a six-month window using the escrowed proceeds from the first sale. Not only was the insurance rarely considered a deal-saving alternative to escrowed funds, it was barely considered at all. So, if you escrow your tax payment, request that duplicate copies of the bill be sent to you by the tax collector and check to make sure the bill is paid. The more customers that sign up, the more profitable this company becomes, since it earns interest on escrowed payroll taxes from customers. The computer storing these escrowed keys would become a primary target for both physical and cyberterrorism. Origin Late 16th century: from Old French escroe 'scrap, scroll', from medieval Latin scroda, of Germanic origin; related to shred. Definition of escrow in US English: escrow nounˈɛskroʊˈeskrō Law 1A bond, deed, or other document kept in the custody of a third party and taking effect only when a specified condition has been fulfilled. Example sentencesExamples A key part of the arrangement is ensuring that what goes into the escrow is what the licensee expects. The death of the grantor whose deed is held in escrow does not invalidate the escrow. In the late 1980's and early 90's, homebuyers routinely cancelled escrows at the mere mention of asbestos or radon gas. 1.1usually as modifier A deposit or fund held in trust or as a security. an escrow account Example sentencesExamples Now my real estate agent is trying to get me to sign the escrow over to the sellers because they took their house off of the market when they accepted the contract and claim they are therefore owed the escrow. In August, Sanderson claims, the funds somehow vanished as they moved from the escrow account to the payoff department. Players give 10 percent of each paycheck to an escrow fund. The Canadian company has been budgeting for damages by setting aside money in an escrow fund. Instead, deposit it in an escrow account at a reputable bank and have all checks written from that account to the agent and the county. Should you decide to borrow in Florida your lender may include property taxes in your monthly mortgage payments and put them in an escrow account on your behalf. 1.2 The state of being kept in custody or trust. the board holds funds in escrow Example sentencesExamples Unlike legitimate weapons held openly in escrow, illegitimate covert weapons would be usable. The lender collects the payments and holds them in escrow until the taxes are due to be paid. If a vendor on the point of selling found an enforcement notice, he could either postpone exchange of contracts or put contracts in escrow until the appeal was brought. He has since refused to return either the Minute Book or the share certificates that were to be held in escrow. Following the release of the shares from escrow, the remaining balance of 948,733 shares will remain in escrow until March 16, 2008, at which time those shares will be also released from escrow. To ease similar concerns in the past, transacting parties required sellers to put money in escrow, indemnifying buyers against future environmental liabilities. Why not just put the $18 million in escrow and save what is still a significant insurance premium? Synonyms care, guardianship, charge, keeping, safe keeping, wardship, ward, responsibility, protection, guidance, tutelage verbˈɛskroʊˈeskrō [with object]North American Law Place in custody or trust. Example sentencesExamples Not only was the insurance rarely considered a deal-saving alternative to escrowed funds, it was barely considered at all. The more customers that sign up, the more profitable this company becomes, since it earns interest on escrowed payroll taxes from customers. So, if you escrow your tax payment, request that duplicate copies of the bill be sent to you by the tax collector and check to make sure the bill is paid. The computer storing these escrowed keys would become a primary target for both physical and cyberterrorism. In this kind of exchange, the real estate owner can avoid tax liability from a property sale by purchasing another property within a six-month window using the escrowed proceeds from the first sale. Origin Late 16th century: from Old French escroe ‘scrap, scroll’, from medieval Latin scroda, of Germanic origin; related to shred.
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