1) n. a form of account held by an "escrow agent" (an individual,...

Property or money held by a third party until the agreed upon obligations of a contract are met.

The handling of funds or documents by a third party on behalf of the buyer and/or seller.

Securities or other property or investment vehicles that are held by a third party and cannot be bought or sold until certain conditions, as established in a written agreement, are fulfilled.

Money placed in the hands of a third party until specified conditions are met.

1590s, from Anglo-French escrowe, from Old French escroe "scrap, small piece, rag, tatter, single parchment," from a Germanic source akin to Old High German scrot "a scrap, shred, a pie [..]

The delivery of funds and/or documents to a third-party to be held by the third-party until satisfaction of certain conditions. Escrow is usually used to close real estate transactions.

A neutral third party that carries out the instructions of both the buyer and seller in a real estate transaction.

Estate Estate refers to the collection of all assets of a deceased person.  It is also the extent of interest a person has in real property.

Assets held by a third party for delivery to one of the two parties to a contract against satisfactory performance by the other are said to be held in escrow. The assets are held in an escrow account in a bank.

When someone else holds assets of yours until the terms of a contract or an agreement are fulfilled, your assets are said to be held in escrow. The assets could be money, securities, real estate, or a deed.The person or organization that holds the assets is the escrow agent, and the account in which they are held is an escrow account.For example, i [..]

The holding of funds or documents by a neutral third party prior to closing a sale. For example, buyers and sellers of real estate commonly hire an escrow agent to facilitate the transfer. Business sa [..]

An amount retained by a third party in a trust to meet a future obligation. Often used in the payment of annual taxes or insurance for real property.

Money or documents held by a third party until specific conditions of an agreement or contract are fulfilled.

An item of value, money, or documents deposited with a third party to be delivered upon the fulfillment of a condition. For example, the earnest money deposit is put into escrow until delivered to the seller when the transaction is closed.

Money set aside for a specific purpose. An individual's monthly mortgage payment might include $300 per month for the real estate taxes due at the end of the year. The $300 is said to be put into [..]

Definitions (2) 1. Documents, real estate, money, or securities deposited with a neutral third party (the escrow agent) to be delivered upon fulfillment of certain conditions, as established in a writ [..]

refers to the process of using a secure middleman to transfer goods or money. Escrow can refer to an informal online service or a proper escrow agent who have trained and are recognized by their profe [..]

[Anglo-French escroue deed delivered on condition, literally, scroll, strip of parchment, from Old French escroe] 1 : an instrument and esp. a deed or money or property held by a third party to be ...

Money or property put into the custody of a third party for delivery to a GRANTEE, only after fulfillment of specified conditions.

The neutral third party that holds money and/or documents until the escrow instructions are fulfilled and escrow can be a title company or an attorney, depending on state regulations.

at the closing of the mortgage, the borrowers are generally required to set aside a percentage of the yearly taxes to be held by the lender. On a monthly basis, the lender will also collect additional [..]

A written agreement between two or more parties providing that certain instruments or property be placed with a third party to be delivered to a designated person upon the fulfillment or p [..]

A financial instrument held by a third party on behalf of the other two parties in a transaction. The funds are held by the escrow service until it receives the appropriate written or oral instruction [..]

An agreement that money or other objects of value be placed with a third party for safe keeping, pending the performance of some promised act by one of the parties to the agreement. It is common f [..]

Money, documents, real estate or securities deposited with a neutral third party (the escrow agent) and then disbursed upon fulfillment of certain established conditions. The escrow agent's role is to protect either side of a transaction from the other side's unauthorized use of funds and to ensure an arms-length transaction between buyer [..]

Refers to units (shares) allocated to Investors that are subject to restrictions such as not being able to be traded for a specified period of time.

Money or property put into the custody of a 3rd party until certain conditions are met.

An arrangement in which a third party to a transaction holds funds, carries out instructions from both the buyer and seller, and handles the paperwork of settlement or closing the transaction. Learn more...

1. A special account set up by the lender in which money is held to pay for taxes and insurance. 2. A third party who carries out the instructions of both the buyer and seller to handle the paperwork [..]

Money placed with a third party for safekeeping either for final closing on a property or for payment of taxes and insurance throughout the year.

Money, property, a deed or a bond put into the custody of a third party for delivery to a grantee only after the specified conditions are fulfilled.

Funds paid by one party to another (the escrow agent) to hold until the occurrence of a specified event, after which the funds are released to a designated individual. In FHA mortgage transactions an [..]

Financial instruments such as a property deed kept by a third party until a specific condition defined by the documents is fulfilled.

A temporary holding place for earnings of a private equity fund. Typically, the fund will require a private equity manager to place all, or a portion of its carried interest in escrow until certain performance milestones are met or the fund is terminated.

Refers to units (shares) allocated to Investors that are subject to restrictions such as not being able to be traded for a specified period of time.

A legal arrangement whereby money, property, deed, title etc are delivered to a third party or escrow agent to be held in trust pending the fulfillment of a contractual agreement. Once the event occur [..]

Escrow refers to a security device. Escrow is a legal document or property held by a third party for a specific time or until the happening of a condition, at which time the document or property is to [..]

A procedure in which a third party holds a buyer's payment in trust until the buyer receives and approves the item from the seller. Escrow gives buyers and sellers extra peace of mind when they exchange payments and items. Escrow is recommended for purchases of $500 or more.

Funds given to a third party that will be held to cover payments such as tax or insurance payments and earnest money deposits.

 A situation in which a third party, acting as the agent for the buyer and the seller, carries out the instructions of both and assumes the responsibilities of handling all the paperwork and disbursement of funds at settlement or at closing.

(n) 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

The handling of funds or documents by a third party on behalf of the buyer and/or seller.

Money or documents, (e.g., a deed), which are held ("in escrow") by a neutral third party until all conditions of an agreement are met.

In general, escrow means to hold something aside in case of eventualities. Analogy: For example, one company provide software that another company sells imbedded in their hardware. The second compa [..]

A fund or account held by a third-party custodian until conditions of a contract are met.

An amount retained by a third party in a trust to meet a future obligation. Often used in the payment of annual taxes or insurance for real property.

A third-party agent, or account, that assumes possession of a contract, a deed or money from a grantor until all outstanding obligations or commitments are complete. Upon completion of these obligatio [..]

Money or a written instrument such as a deed that, by agreement between two parties, is held by a neutral third party (held in escrow) until all conditions of the agreement are met.

A process in which a neutral third party takes care of the transfer of ownership of the vehicle. Evaporative Emissions

Money or other property held upon agreement of the parties by a neutral third party, and released according to the agreement upon the fulfillment of its terms.

An agreement in which the parties deposit money and/or legal documents with a third party who handles the transaction.

Funds that are set aside and held in trust, usually for payment of taxes and insurance on real property.

The placing of money, a deed, or real property in the hands of a third party to be held until the performance of a condition.

Money or a written instrument such as a deed that, by agreement between two parties, is held by a neutral third party (held in escrow) until all conditions of the agreement are met. Estate

  A legal provision whereby, in the event of a developer/supplier failing or otherwise ceasing to trade, the source code for their packaged software is made available to licensed / registered users, thereby enabling its ongoing maintenance. *** The Information Security Glossary ***

A deed that has been signed and sealed but is delivered on the condition that it will not become operative until some stated event happens. It will become effective as soon as that event occurs and it [..]

A process in which a neutral third party takes care of the transfer of ownership of the vehicle.

Money or a written instrument such as a deed that, by agreement between two parties, is held by a neutral third party (held in escrow) until all conditions of the agreement are met.

Funds that are set aside and held in trust, usually for payment of taxes and insurance on real property. Also deposits held pending loan closing.

Money or a written instrument, such as a deed, that by agreement between two parties is held by a neutral third party ("held in escrow") until all conditions of the agreement are met [..]

In software asset management, a legal arrangement whereby source code for acquired software is stored under the trust of a neutral third party and released only when a contractual contingency or condi [..]

A writing, deed, money, stock, or other property is given to a third person to hold until all conditions in a contract are fulfilled.

The placing of money, a deed, or real property in the hands of a third party to be held until the performance of a condition.

1) n. a form of account held by an "escrow agent" (an individual, escrow company or title company) into which is deposited the documents and funds in a transfer of real property, including t [..]

Money or a written instrument such as a deed that, by agreement between two parties, is held by a neutral third party (held in escrow) until all conditions of the agreement are met.

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Your money that is set aside and held in trust by a third party. In a mortgage transaction the funds are commonly used for homeowner's insurance and property tax payments.

Money or property put into the custody of a third party for delivery to a grantee, only after fulfillment of specified conditions.

The holding of documents and money (taxes, insurance, etc.) by a neutral third party prior to closing or during the life of a mortgage loan.

A written agreement, such as a deed or bond, entered into by three parties and deposited for safekeeping with the third party as custodian, to be delivered by the latter only upon the performance or fulfillment of some condition.

A financial instrument held by a third party on behalf of the other two parties in a transaction. The funds are held by the escrow service until it receives the appropriate written or oral instructions - or until obligations have been fulfilled. Securities, funds, and other assets can be held in escrow.

A special secured account used to hold funds from the buyer and the seller related to closing of purchase and/or sale of a property

An Escrow company is a neutral third party who carries out the instructions of both the buyer and seller to handle all the paperwork of settlement or "closing". Escrow may also refer [..]

A widespread legal practice of the deposit of content or software source code with a third party. Escrow takes place in a contractual relationship, formalized in an escrow agreement, between at least three parties: the provider, the customer, and the third party providing the escrow service.

If two mutually-untrusting entities are engaged in commerce, they may wish to pass funds through a mutually trusted third party and instruct that party to send the funds to the payee only when evidenc [..]

A deposit of an item by a first party with …

An account, controlled by a disinterested third-party, that is used to hold funds in a life settlement transaction after a sale has been completed, but before the insurance company has acknowledged an [..]

Funds and/or deed left in trust to a third party. Generally, a portion of the monthly mortgage payment is held in escrow by the lender to pay for taxes, hazard insurance and yearly mortgage insurance premiums.

An item of value, money, or documents deposited with a third party to be delivered upon the fulfillment of a condition. For example, the deposit of funds or documents into an escrow account to be disb [..]

An item of value, money, or documents deposited with a third party to be delivered upon the fulfillment of a condition. For example, the deposit of funds or documents into an escrow account to be disbursed upon the closing of a sale of real estate.

Escrow is a financial instrument held by a third-party on behalf of the other two parties in a transaction. The funds are held by the escrow service until it receives the appropriate written or oral instructions or until obligations have been fulfilled. Securities, funds and other assets can be held in escrow.

(legal) A written instrument, such as a deed, temporarily deposited with a neutral third party (the Escrow agent), by the agreement of two parties to a valid contract. The escrow agent will deliver [..]

Funds paid by one party to another (the escrow agent) to hold until the occurrence of a specified event, after which the funds are released to a designated individual. In FHA mortgage transactions an [..]

(1) A procedure whereby a disinterested third party handles legal documents and funds on behalf of a seller and buyer. (2) Money that is kept by the mortgage company to ensure that taxes can be paid in full when due. This is paid up front on settlement sheet lines 1001 - 1006 and is added to the mortgage payment monthly over the principal and inter [..]

Funds paid by one party to another (the escrow agent) to hold until the occurrence of a specified event relating to the funds, after which the funds are released to a designated individuals as set for [..]

Securities, instruments, money, or other property deposited by two or more persons with a third person, to be delivered on performance of a certain event.

Can serve two purposes. 1)As a special third-party account set up by the lender in which a portion of your monthly payment funds are held to pay for taxes and insurance and other items. 2)Escrow is most commonly known as a third party who carries out the instructions of both the buyer and seller to handle the paperwork at the settlement of a real e [..]

funds or a piece of property held by a third party until certain conditions are met by both buyer and seller.

A procedure whereby a disinterested third party handles legal documents and funds on behalf of a seller and buyer.

Neutral third party who carries out the instructions of both the buyer and seller to handle all the paperwork of settlement or closing. Escrow may also refer to an account held by the lender into which you pay money for tax or insurance payments.

A financial instrument held by a third party on behalf of the other two parties in a transaction. The funds are held by the escrow service until it receives the appropriate written or oral instruction [..]

Property or money held by a third party until the agreed upon obligations of a contract are met.