arrhes — meaning in English
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English meaning
- deposit noun A sum of money paid into a bank account, or an initial partial payment made to secure a purchase.
Senses
arrhes is used for these senses in English:
- arrha (legal, historical) Money or some other valuable item given to evidence a contract; a pledge or earnest.
- deposit (finance) A sum of money or other asset given as an initial payment, to show good faith, or to reserve something for purchase.
- down payment (by extension) Any initial commitment signifying an intention to carry out a larger future commitment, even though no legal rights or obligations are secured.
- earnest money (chiefly, US) Money paid as a deposit to show intent to buy or to reserve an item to be purchased; especially, money accompanying an offer to buy real estate.
deposit — full definition
- noun A sum of money paid into a bank account, or an initial partial payment made to secure a purchase.
- noun A layer of material, such as minerals or sediment, that has built up naturally in a particular place.
- verb To put money into a bank account, or to leave something in a particular place.