escrow

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɛ.skɹəʊ̯/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɛ.skɹoʊ̯/ === Noun === escrow (countable and uncountable, plural escrows) (law) 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. (informal) The money or assets so held. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== stakeholder === Verb === escrow (third-person singular simple present escrows, present participle escrowing, simple past and past participle escrowed) To place in escrow. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== impound === Anagrams === Cowser, cowers, scower