Word
escrow
第三方托管；有条件转让契约
核心释义
money, property, or a written agreement held by a third party until the conditions of a contract are met
- 1.
一种合同安排,根据双方协议,由独立代理人托管资金或资产,仅在特定合同条件满足后才可释放给相关方。
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.
一种合同安排,根据双方协议,由独立代理人托管资金或资产,仅在特定合同条件满足后才可释放给相关方。；附带条件实现后交付的契约；[经] 有条件转让契约；第三者代管契约
用法In use
The seller insisted that the payment be kept in escrow until the contract was signed.
用法提示：escrow 在这里作名词，表示由第三方保管的款项或契约。
We put the money in escrow to protect both sides during the deal.
用法提示：escrow 作名词，与介词 in 搭配表示“处于托管状态”。
The court ordered the funds to be released from escrow after the dispute was resolved.
用法提示：escrow 作名词，from escrow 表示从托管账户中释放。
be in escrow
表示钱款或文件处于第三方保管的状态。
The purchase price is in escrow until the inspection is complete.
购房款由第三方托管，直到检查完成。
put/place sth in escrow
put ... in escrow 表示主动将钱款或文件交由第三方保管。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- escrow account
- 托管账户
- The lawyer deposited the money into an escrow account.律师把钱存入托管账户。
- in escrow
- 由第三方托管
- The funds remain in escrow until the contract is signed.在合同签署之前，资金仍由第三方托管。
- escrow agent
- 托管代理人
- An escrow agent protects both parties in the transaction.托管代理人保护交易双方的权益。
- escrow agreement
- 托管协议
- They signed an escrow agreement before the transfer.他们在转移前签署了一份托管协议。
- hold in escrow
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
助记：escrow含有crow（乌鸦），想象乌鸦受托保管资金，条件满足才交付。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：real estate transactions、business purchase agreements、legal contracts escrow 作名词时通常用于正式的法律或商务语境，表示由第三方托管钱款或文件，口语中很少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
escrow 重音在首音节 /ˈes-/。crow、grow、throw、know、low 都以 -ow 结尾且含相同的 /əu/ 音，其中 crow 的 /krəu/ 正是 escrow 末音节 /-krəu/ 的读音；但它们都是单音节重读词，与 escrow 并非严格的同韵词。cow 是拼写相似但读音不同的典型：-ow 发 /au/。
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.