--- # This file is licensed under the MIT License (MIT) available on # http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT. required: #-------------40 characters-------------# title_max_40_characters_no_formatting: Escrow Contract summary_max_255_characters_no_formatting: > A transaction in which a spender and receiver place funds in a 2-of-2 (or other m-of-n) multisig output so that neither can spend the funds until they're both satisfied with some external outcome. synonyms_shown_in_glossary_capitalize_first_letter: - Escrow contract optional: synonyms_and_pluralizations_not_shown_in_glossary: - Escrow contracts - escrow not_to_be_confused_with_capitalize_first_letter: links_html_or_markdown_style_capitalize_first_letter: - "[Escrow contract](/en/developer-guide#term-escrow-contract) --- Developer Guide" - "[Escrow and dispute mediation](https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Contracts#Example_2:_Escrow_and_dispute_mediation) --- Bitcoin Wiki" ---