earnest money

Antoine then asked for earnest money, and received two hundred francs.

Meet me here on to-morrow evening to receive the earnest money.

"Why, if you have taken the earnest money, ye are bound to go," said the sheriff.

Mordecai paid me earnest money; he has my word; he is waiting for the girl.

Here is your earnest money, said the voice, nine and twenty silver pennies.

There, take your earnest money; and let your aunt bring you here about this time to-morrow evening.'

You have not fulfilled the promise made me, but the thirty ducats which I gave you as earnest money, will be no great loss.

Tom had paid the "earnest money," when the old dame came back and said she would have the sow.

I paid the arrhes, or earnest money, and was at the river-stairs punctually at four the next morning.

Eva begged the man to leave the zecchin, promising to give him another at home and half a pound in coppers as earnest money.