escrow

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

deed

fideicommissum

Translations

fiducie

Treuhand

plica

borg

fideicomisso

fideicomiso

depósito

document déposé par une tierce personne

dipòsit

fideïcomís

plica

خاص

depósito em garantia

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛ.skɹəʊ̯/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: 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.