'Escrow' definitions:
Definition of 'escrow'
(from WordNet)
noun
A written agreement (or property or money) delivered to a third party or put in trust by one party to a contract to be returned after fulfillment of some condition
Definition of 'Escrow'
From: GCIDE
- 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 delivered to the grantee. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'escrow'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bail,
- bond,
- earnest,
- earnest money,
- gage,
- handsel,
- hock,
- hostage,
- mainprise,
- pawn,
- pignus,
- pledge,
- recognizance,
- replevin,
- replevy,
- surety,
- token payment,
- undertaking,
- vadimonium,
- vadium