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ESCROW ACCOUNT Definition & Legal Meaning

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1. In Accounting, this is a special account for holding specific monies for disbursement under specific conditions. 2. In Banking, this is a special account for holding specific monies for disbursement under specific conditions. In this case, the bank disburses monies to pay whatever obligation the account holder assigned.

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