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escrow

[es-kroh, ih-skroh, ih-skroh, es-kroh] / ˈɛs kroʊ, ɪˈskroʊ, ɪˈskroʊ, ˈɛs kroʊ /


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Note: Data on principal, interest, insurance and taxes are for December of each year and based on single-family mortgages that escrow property-tax and home-insurance payments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

Note: Single-family mortgages that escrow property-tax and home-insurance payments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

The project also fell out of escrow with the prospective buyer, who was unresponsive to repeated extension requests from Ofland, the letter said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

The same insider added that the duo had accepted an offer on the dwelling and gone into escrow, before the deal fell through, prompting their decision to delist the home altogether.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

When the tenant told them what they already knew—that the money had been deposited in an escrow account—the officials left, but returned a half hour later and demanded that the man come downtown with them.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson



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