escrow — I noun conditional deed held in trust, conditional instrument, contingent deed held in trust, entrustment, instrument held until the performance of a condition, written instrument of contingency II index binder Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C … Law dictionary
Escrow — 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… … Wikipedia
Escrow — bedeutet so viel wie Treuhand oder Hinterlegung. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Etymologie 2 Software Kontext 3 Treuhand Kontext 4 Weblinks … Deutsch Wikipedia
escrow — [es′krō΄] n. [OFr escroue, roll of writings, bond < ML scroda < MDu schrot, piece cut off: see SHRED] Law a written agreement or something of value put in the care of a third party and not delivered until certain conditions are fulfilled a… … English World dictionary
Escrow — Es crow, n. [OF. escroe, escroue, a roll of writings, bond. See {Scroll}.] (Law) A deed, bond, or other written engagement, delivered to a third person, to be held by him till some act is done or some condition is performed, and then to be by him … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
escrow — The holding on to of money or a written document, such as shares or a deed, until certain conditions are met by the two contracted parties. (Dictionary of Canadian Bankruptcy Terms) United Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms 2012 … Glossary of Bankruptcy
escrow — 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… … Etymology dictionary
escrow — [n] collateral bond, deed, guarantee, insurance, pledge, security; concepts 71,271,685 … New thesaurus
Escrow — 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.… … Investment dictionary
escrow — Property or money held by a third party until the agreed upon obligations of a contract are met. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * escrow es‧crow [ˈeskrəʊ ǁ kroʊ] noun [uncountable] LAW 1. when money or Securities related to a business deal or … Financial and business terms
escrow — n. /es kroh, i skroh /; v. /i skroh , es kroh/, Law. n. 1. a contract, deed, bond, or other written agreement deposited with a third person, by whom it is to be delivered to the grantee or promisee on the fulfillment of some condition. 2. in… … Universalium
