escrow

escrow
[ɪˈskrəʊ, ɛ-]
(Law)(律)
noun
  1. a bond, deed, or other document kept in the custody of a third party, taking effect only when a specified condition has been fulfilled
    暂由第三者保存的契据；有待完成条件的合同（契约或文件）（交由第三方保管，待某一条件实现后才生效的契据等）
    ■[usu. as modifier]a deposit or fund held in trust or as a security
    暂交第三方保管的保证金（或款项）
    an escrow account.
    条件交付账户。
    ■[mass noun]the state of being kept in custody or trust in this way
    暂由第三方保管
    the board holds funds in escrow.
    委员会作为第三方代为保管资金。
verb
  1. [with obj.](chiefly US)place in custody or trust in this way
    (主美)将…交由第三方保管以待条件实现
语源
  1. late 16th cent.: from Old French escroe 'scrap, scroll', from medieval Latin scroda, of Germanic origin; related to shred
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