1
: a deed, a bond, money, or a piece of property held in trust by a third party to be turned over to the grantee only upon fulfillment of a condition
2
: a fund or deposit designed to serve as an escrow
escrowed; escrowing; escrows
: to place in escrow
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James Nelson, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Annual Expenses Home insurance: $1,004, paid by mortgage company from escrow.
—R29 Team, refinery29.com, 7 Oct. 2024
Can (jon) Tavsanoglu, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
His business also offers up to a $3,000 rebate home buyers for anything from closing costs to escrow.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 15 Apr. 2024
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Noun
This deposit is usually held in escrow until closing.
—James Nelson, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Annual Expenses Home insurance: $1,004, paid by mortgage company from escrow.
—R29 Team, refinery29.com, 7 Oct. 2024
Verb
However, some mortgage lenders may require borrowers to escrow additional C-PACE reserves, as it is treated like real estate tax and technically holds priority over the senior mortgage, although C-PACE cannot be accelerated like a traditional loan.
2.
—Can (jon) Tavsanoglu, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
His business also offers up to a $3,000 rebate home buyers for anything from closing costs to escrow.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 15 Apr. 2024
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“Escrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/escrow. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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escrow
1 of 2 noun
es·crow
ˈes-ˌkrō 
1
: an instrument and especially a deed or money or property held by a third party to be turned over to the grantee and become effective only upon the fulfillment of some condition
2
: a fund or deposit designed to serve as an escrow
escrow
2 of 2 transitive verb
: to cause to be held as an escrow : place in escrow
Etymology
Noun
Anglo-French escroue deed delivered on condition, literally, scroll, strip of parchment, from Old French escroe
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