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escrows/ˈeskroʊz/ /ˈeskroʊs/
A written instrument, such as a deed, temporarily deposited with a neutral third party (the escrow agent), by the agreement of two parties to a valid contract. The escrow agent will deliver the document to the benefited party when the conditions of the contract have been met. The depositor has no control over the instrument in escrow.
disclaimers/dɪsˈkleɪm.əz/ /dɪsˈkleɪm.ɚz/
A denial, disavowal, or renunciation, as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate.
sleep/sliːp/ /slip/
To accommodate in beds.
yuppifying/ˈjʌpɪfaɪɪŋ/ /ˈjʌpəfaɪɪŋ/
To redevelop (an urban area or commercial premises) so as to attract affluent young professionals as residents or clientele.
make over/ˈmeɪkˌoʊvər/
To renovate or to convert to a different use, particularly houses, offices, or rooms within them.
reappropriated/ˌriːəˈproʊpriˌeɪtɪd/ /ˌriːəˈproʊpriˌeɪtəd/
To seize and reassign.
serjeanty/ˈsɑrdʒənti/ /ˈsɑrdʒəntiː/
A form of land ownership under the feudal system, where a family held an estate in exchange for rendering a service to their liege lord.
patent/ˈpeɪtənt/
A declaration issued by a government agency declaring someone the inventor of a new invention and having the privilege of stopping others from making, using or selling the claimed invention; a letter patent.
gazumps/ɡəˈzʌmps/ /ɡæˈzʌmps/
The act of gazumping.
verd/vɜːd/
The privilege of cutting green wood within a forest for fuel.