Law 【律】
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- a bond, deed, or other document kept in the custody of a third party, taking effect only when a specified condition has been fulfilled暂由第三者保存的契据; 有待完成条件的债券（或契约等其他文件）。
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- usu. as modifier a deposit or fund held in trust or as a security暂交第三方保管的保证金（或款项）：
an escrow account.
暂交第三者保管的账户。
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- mass noun the state of being kept in custody or trust in this way暂由第三方保管：
the board holds funds in escrow.
委员会作为第三方暂为保管资金。
词源
late 16th cent.: from Old French escroe 'scrap, scroll', from medieval Latin scroda, of Germanic origin; related to SHRED.