escrows
escrows is the plural of escrow.
escrows is the third-person singular simple present indicative of escrow.
Meaning of escrow
Noun
escrow (countable and uncountable, plural escrows)
- A contractual arrangement whereby money or assets are held in trust by an independent agent by the agreement of the parties, which can only be released to the relevant party once certain contractual conditions have been fulfilled.
- GCN staffers wrote and called our landlords, complaining about the building's disrepair, for months before informing them, in September, 1985, that we would pay our rent into an escrow account until repairs were made.1987 May 9, “Setting the Record Strai..., um, Out in the Open”, in Gay Community News, page 4
- The money or assets so held.
Questions about escrows
- What is escrows the plural of?
- Escrows is the plural of escrow.
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