1. placed in escrow; held by a third party until certain conditions are met
Usage: legal; finance

Examples

• The funds were escrowed until the contract was signed.
• Their earnest money was escrowed by the title company.
• The software source code was escrowed as part of the licensing agreement.
• The disputed payment has been escrowed pending resolution.
• All closing documents were escrowed with the attorney.
• The buyer’s deposit was escrowed until the inspection was completed.