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escrow (EN)
noun, verb

noun “escrow”

singular escrow, plural escrows or uncountable
  1. an arrangement where money or property is held by a third party until certain conditions are met
    The buyer deposited the payment into escrow until the seller completed the repairs.
  2. the money or property held by a third party until certain conditions are met
    The escrow will be released once all the paperwork is finalized.

verb “escrow”

infinitive escrow; he escrows; past tense escrowed; past part. escrowed; ger. escrowing
  1. to place money or property with a third party until certain conditions are met
    The company escrowed the payment until the new software was delivered and tested.