escrow

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A contractual arrangement whereby money or assets are held in trust by an independent agent by the agreement of the parties, which can only be released to the relevant party once certain contractual conditions have been fulfilled.
2. (countable, informal, uncountable) The money or assets so held.

Verb

To place in escrow.

Conceptes

dipòsit

fideïcomís

plica

Sinònims

deed

fideicommissum

Traduccions

fiducie

Treuhand

plica

fideicomisso

borg

fideicomiso

depósito em garantia

depósito

document déposé par une tierce personne

خاص

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈɛ.skɹəʊ̯/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: escrowe

In summary

Learned borrowing from Law French escrowe, from Old French escroe (“register, note; bit of parchment; piece”), from Frankish *skrōda (“piece”), from Proto-Germanic *skraudō, derivative of Proto-Germanic *skraudaną (“to shred”). Doublet of scrow and shred and partially scroll.