escrowed

Held in trust

Escrowed describes money, property, or documents held by a neutral third party until specified conditions are met.

In real estate, funds are escrowed until closing: The earnest money is escrowed with the title company.

Software source code may be escrowed to protect licensees if the developer goes bankrupt.

The arrangement provides security for both parties in a transaction.

transaction

deposit

Place for safekeeping

  • fundsAvailable financial resources
  • buyerOne who acquires things
  • sellerOne who trades goods

broker · intermediary · closing · purchase · sale · property · milestone · payment · disbursement · holdback

safekeeping

custody

Protective care or control

  • holdingMaintaining physical possession
  • retentionContinued holding or possession
  • vaultSecure storage chamber

depository · account · reserve · sequestered · withheld · protected · secured · frozen · impounded · entrusted

legal

fiduciary

Agent bound by loyalty

  • notaryDocument authentication official
  • deedWritten property conveyance
  • titleFormal honorific or name

covenant · contract · compliance · jurisdiction · arbitration · mediation · affidavit · closing · disbursement · release

Opposites
custody/control status

escrowedreleased

Set free from confinement

disbursed · transferred · distributed · delivered · remitted

release/availability status

escrowedreleased

Set free from confinement

disbursed · freed · distributed · available · accessible

Phrases
Family

escrow, escrows, escrowing, escrow account

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