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 designed to serve as an escrow
escrowed; escrowing; escrows
: to place in escrow
Examples of escrow in a Sentence
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Christopher A. Combs, The Arizona Republic, 14 May 2024
The Hilltop Crossing project, which has 47 townhomes and single-family homes, is near completion and has 30 units in escrow.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2024
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Noun
Second, a short-term rental next door could be a bona fide reason for the buyer not to close escrow.
—Christopher A. Combs, The Arizona Republic, 14 May 2024
The Hilltop Crossing project, which has 47 townhomes and single-family homes, is near completion and has 30 units in escrow.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2024
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“Escrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/escrow. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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escrow
1 of 2 noun
es·crow
ˈes-ˌkrō 
1
: an instrument and especially a deed or money or property held by a third party to be turned over to the grantee and become effective only upon the fulfillment of some condition
2
: a fund or deposit designed to serve as an escrow
escrow
2 of 2 transitive verb
: to cause to be held as an escrow : place in escrow
Etymology
Noun
Anglo-French escroue deed delivered on condition, literally, scroll, strip of parchment, from Old French escroe
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