earnest money
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Then perhaps you know some people who will kick in once they see earnest money in the pot.

"He's already put down some earnest money with a confederate of mine."

If the offer is accepted, your earnest money will be applied to the down payment or closing costs.

"You mean that you will leave me your pet as a kind of earnest money on the transaction."

Option fee funds should not be confused with earnest money.

"That's why a serious good faith deposit, or earnest money, is put into escrow."

They figure doing business with the boss is like earnest money.

We have demanded a return of our earnest money.

I ask two thousand cash, plus earnest money of an equal amount.

Auctioneers say some buyers have lost their earnest money because they could not follow through with the purchase.