| 单词 | in escrow |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin escrow b. A deposit held in trust or as security. in escrow: used of money, etc., so held. North American. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > moneylending > [adverb] > as security in escrow1888 1888 Boston (Mass.) Jrnl. 17 Oct. 1/7 $800,000 is held in escrow to pay off unmatured bonds. 1932 Amer. Mercury May 44/2 Ralston now had in his possession diamonds believed to be worth at least $1,500,000, ample security for the $300,000 which had been placed in escrow, and which he immediately paid over to the prospectors. 1957 Economist 30 Nov. 777/2 About $100 million in fees from the disputed area of Louisiana have been put in escrow pending the court's decision. 1967 P. G. Wodehouse Company for Henry i. 27 ‘I am temporarily not in possession of a watch.’ ‘Pawned it?’ ‘It is for the moment in escrow.’ < as lemmas |
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