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ESCROW ACCOUNT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-10-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Banking
- Law of Security
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- escrow account
1, record 1, English, escrow%20account
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An account in which funds paid in by a first party are held by a third party. 2, record 1, English, - escrow%20account
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The funds are to be forwarded to a second party once certain conditions have been met. For example, the property tax portion of a mortgage loan payment could be held by a bank in an escrow account until the due date for property taxes and then paid by the bank to the city. 2, record 1, English, - escrow%20account
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
escrow account : term extracted from the "Glossaire de l'économie" and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 3, record 1, English, - escrow%20account
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Banque
- Droit des sûretés
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- compte de garantie bloqué
1, record 1, French, compte%20de%20garantie%20bloqu%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- compte fiduciaire bloqué 2, record 1, French, compte%20fiduciaire%20bloqu%C3%A9
masculine noun
- compte de mise en main tierce 3, record 1, French, compte%20de%20mise%20en%20main%20tierce
masculine noun
- compte séquestre 4, record 1, French, compte%20s%C3%A9questre
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Libéré par un tiers lorsque les conditions préalablement fixées sont remplies. 2, record 1, French, - compte%20de%20garantie%20bloqu%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
compte de garantie bloqué; compte séquestre : termes extraits du «Glossaire de l’économie» et reproduits avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques. 5, record 1, French, - compte%20de%20garantie%20bloqu%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Operaciones bancarias
- Derecho de cauciones
- Derecho de propiedad (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cuenta de garantía bloqueada
1, record 1, Spanish, cuenta%20de%20garant%C3%ADa%20bloqueada
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- depósito en custodia 2, record 1, Spanish, dep%C3%B3sito%20en%20custodia
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1985-09-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Real Estate
- Banking
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- mortgage escrow account
1, record 2, English, mortgage%20escrow%20account
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Do not include taxes deducted from your pay cheque or included in mortgage escrow account... 1, record 2, English, - mortgage%20escrow%20account
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
According to Terminology Services at the Royal Bank of Canada, Montreal, "mortgage escrow account" refers to an account for delinquent loans. 2, record 2, English, - mortgage%20escrow%20account
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Immobilier
- Banque
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- compte de mise en main tierce d'hypothèque
1, record 2, French, compte%20de%20mise%20en%20main%20tierce%20d%27hypoth%C3%A8que
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Renseignements fournis par le Service de terminologie, Banque Royale du Canada (Montréal). 1, record 2, French, - compte%20de%20mise%20en%20main%20tierce%20d%27hypoth%C3%A8que
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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