Earnest Money

Definition: The cash deposit paid by a prospective buyer of real property as evidence of good-faith intention to complete the transaction.  Also called a good-faith deposit or binder deposit.

Pronunciation:  \ˈər-nəst\  \ˈmə-nē\

Used in a Sentence:   We gave the agent an earnest money deposit to show our interest in the property.

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