deposit in escrow
1deposit — de·pos·it 1 /di pä zət/ vt 1: to place for safekeeping or as security may deposit the property with the court; esp: to put in a bank account 2 in the civil law of Louisiana: to place (movable property) under a deposit the depository can not make… …
2Escrow — is a legal arrangement in which an asset (such as cash, real property or other tangible assets) is deposited into safekeeping (e.g., a bank account) under the trust of a neutral third party (escrow agent) pending satisfaction of contractual… …
3escrow — 1590s, from Anglo Fr. escrowe, from O.Fr. escroue scrap, roll of parchment, from a Germanic source akin to O.H.G. scrot scrap, shred (see SCROLL (Cf. scroll) (n.)). Originally a deed delivered to a third person until a future condition is… …
4Escrow — A financial instrument held by a third party on behalf of the other two parties in a transaction. The funds are held by the escrow service until it receives the appropriate written or oral instructions or until obligations have been fulfilled.… …
5Escrow Agent — An entity that has fiduciary responsibilities in the transfer of property from one party to another. Typically associated with selling or buying a home or other property, the escrow agent will secure the property and examine documents to make… …
6deposit — I v. To commit to custody, or to lay down; to place; to put; to let fall (as sediment). Jefferson County ex rel. Grauman v. Jefferson County Fiscal Court, 273 Ky. 674, 117 S.W.2d 918, 924. To lodge for safe keeping or as a pledge to intrust to… …
7deposit — I v. To commit to custody, or to lay down; to place; to put; to let fall (as sediment). Jefferson County ex rel. Grauman v. Jefferson County Fiscal Court, 273 Ky. 674, 117 S.W.2d 918, 924. To lodge for safe keeping or as a pledge to intrust to… …
8escrow — I. noun Etymology: Anglo French escroue scroll more at scroll Date: 1594 1. a deed, a bond, money, or a piece of property held in trust by a third party to be turned over to the grantee only upon fulfillment of a condition 2. a fund or deposit… …
9Escrow Receipt — A bank guarantee that an option writer has the underlying security on deposit and that the underlying security is readily available for delivery if the option is exercised. The use of escrow accounts and receipts provides further evidence and… …
10escrow deposit — See escrow account …