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es·crow
(ĕs′krō′, ĕ-skrō′)n.
Money, property, a deed, or a bond put into the custody of a third party for delivery to a grantee only after the fulfillment of the conditions specified.
tr.v. es·crowed, es·crow·ing, es·crows
Idiom: To place in escrow.
in escrow
In trust as an escrow.
[Anglo-Norman escrowe, variant of Old French escroe, scroll; see scroll.]
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escrow
(ˈɛskrəʊ; ɛˈskrəʊ) lawn
1. (Law) money, goods, or a written document, such as a contract bond, delivered to a third party and held by him pending fulfilment of some condition
2. (Law) the state or condition of being an escrow (esp in the phrase in escrow)
vb (tr)
(Law) to place (money, a document, etc) in escrow
[C16: from Old French escroe, of Germanic origin; see screed, shred, scroll]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
es•crow
(ˈɛs kroʊ, ɪˈskroʊ)n.
1. a deed, funds, property, etc., deposited with a third party to be transferred to the grantee when certain conditions have been fulfilled.
v.t. 2. to place in escrow.
Idioms: in escrow, held by a third party until certain conditions of an agreement, bequest, etc., are fulfilled: an estate in escrow.
[1590–1600; < Old French escro(u)e orig., piece of parchment or fabric < Frankish; see shred]
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escrow
Past participle: escrowed
Gerund: escrowing
| Imperative |
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| escrow |
| escrow |
| Present |
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| I escrow |
| you escrow |
| he/she/it escrows |
| we escrow |
| you escrow |
| they escrow |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I escrowed |
| you escrowed |
| he/she/it escrowed |
| we escrowed |
| you escrowed |
| they escrowed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am escrowing |
| you are escrowing |
| he/she/it is escrowing |
| we are escrowing |
| you are escrowing |
| they are escrowing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have escrowed |
| you have escrowed |
| he/she/it has escrowed |
| we have escrowed |
| you have escrowed |
| they have escrowed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was escrowing |
| you were escrowing |
| he/she/it was escrowing |
| we were escrowing |
| you were escrowing |
| they were escrowing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had escrowed |
| you had escrowed |
| he/she/it had escrowed |
| we had escrowed |
| you had escrowed |
| they had escrowed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will escrow |
| you will escrow |
| he/she/it will escrow |
| we will escrow |
| you will escrow |
| they will escrow |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have escrowed |
| you will have escrowed |
| he/she/it will have escrowed |
| we will have escrowed |
| you will have escrowed |
| they will have escrowed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be escrowing |
| you will be escrowing |
| he/she/it will be escrowing |
| we will be escrowing |
| you will be escrowing |
| they will be escrowing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been escrowing |
| you have been escrowing |
| he/she/it has been escrowing |
| we have been escrowing |
| you have been escrowing |
| they have been escrowing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been escrowing |
| you will have been escrowing |
| he/she/it will have been escrowing |
| we will have been escrowing |
| you will have been escrowing |
| they will have been escrowing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been escrowing |
| you had been escrowing |
| he/she/it had been escrowing |
| we had been escrowing |
| you had been escrowing |
| they had been escrowing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would escrow |
| you would escrow |
| he/she/it would escrow |
| we would escrow |
| you would escrow |
| they would escrow |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have escrowed |
| you would have escrowed |
| he/she/it would have escrowed |
| we would have escrowed |
| you would have escrowed |
| they would have escrowed |
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Noun 1. escrow - 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
written agreement - a legal document summarizing the agreement between parties
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