an account where money is held in escrow until a contract is signed or until goods are delivered, etc, a bank account, generally held in the name of the depositor and an escrow agent, that is returnable to the depositor or paid to a third person on the fulfillment of specified conditions, escrow - 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 cannot be revoked in the meantime. Banks often hold escrow accounts, in which funds accumulate to pay taxes, insurance on mortgaged property, etc., escrow - deponeerimine, deponeerimisleping Dokument või asi, mis toimetatakse tõotuse või lubaduse andja poolt kolmanda isiku kätte, et viimane seda hoiaks kuni leiab aset sündmus või tingimuse täitmine, et siis tõotuse või lubaduse võtjale üle anda.