in escrow

Idioms  

1. In trust with a third party for delivery after certain conditions are fulfilled. For example, Our down payment on the house is in escrow until the current owner makes the promised repairs. This legal term dates from the late 1800s.

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in escrow

But then their mortgage company started withholding the couple’s insurance money it held in escrow — allocated specifically for the rebuild.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

District Judge Lewis Kaplan, who oversaw the Carroll trials, to release the $5 million award held in escrow from the assault case.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Intel is part of a special Department of Defense program called Secure Enclave, and 156 million Intel shares tied to it are issued, but still in escrow.

From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026

Nebraskan homeowners, for instance, have seen a 53% increase in escrow costs in the past five years, the company noted, among the highest in the nation, due to rising home-insurance costs and property taxes.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 15, 2026

It must still remain in escrow as the bond of Harry until the case was decided, and that might mean years.

From The Cross-Cut by Cooper, Courtney Ryley