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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Example Sentences

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

Homeowners are paying an average of 45% more in escrow costs compared to five years ago, Cotality researchers found in a separate report.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026

Like thousands of other couples who have navigated the intensely intimate, complex and almost entirely unregulated process of surrogacy, Gallozzi and her husband had placed those funds in escrow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025

As part of the settlement, the SEC agreed to return to Ripple $75 million of a $125-million penalty it held in escrow.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025

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