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escrow

Meaning of escrow

noun

a bond, deed, or other document kept in the custody of a third party and taking effect only when a specified condition has been fulfilled.

verb
  1. place in custody or trust until a specified condition has been fulfilled.
    those funds are escrowed for the purpose of improving municipal services

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

Information about escrow

  • The plural form of escrow is: escrows.

Hyphenation of escrow

es-crow

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
  • escrow is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Translation of escrow