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bind·er /'bīn-dər/ n1: a temporary insurance contract that provides coverage until the policy is issued2: a receipt for money paid to the owner of real estate or to the owner's agent to secure the right to purchase the real estate upon agreed terms; also: the money itself
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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assurance, caution money, collateral, collateral security, deposit, earnest, escrow, expense outlay, gage, guaranty, handsel, indemnity, installment, investment, payment, pledge, receipt, receipt for payment, recognizance, security, stake, token, token payment
associated concepts: binder receipt, insurance binder, real estate binder
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connection (fastening)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.(1) A written agreement in which an insurer promises to cover a prospective insured between the time of application for a policy and when the policy is actually issued.(2) A written document summarizing the key terms of a preliminary contract.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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A temporary insurance contract that provides insurance coverage while the permanent policy is being prepared.Category: Personal Finance & Retirement
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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n.1 A document giving a person temporary insurance coverage until her application for insurance is rejected or until the insurance policy is issued.2 A document in which the parties to a sale of real property declare their intention to transfer ownership of the property. The document usually includes a memorandum of the important points of the parties' contract and is usually accompanied by the buyer's first payment.3 The buyer's first payment toward the purchase of real property.See also earnest money.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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A written document that records the essential provisions of a contract of insurance and temporarily protects the insured until an insurance company has investigated the risks to be covered, or until a formal policy is issued.A receipt for cash or for a check that is deposited by a prospective buyer with the seller to secure the right to purchase real estate at terms that have been agreed upon by both buyer and seller.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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A written document that records the essential provisions of a contract of insurance and temporarily protects the insured until an insurance company has investigated the risks to be covered, or until a formal policy is issued.A receipt for cash or for a check that is deposited by a prospective buyer with the seller to secure the right to purchase real estate at terms that have been agreed upon by both buyer and seller.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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n.a written statement of the key terms of an agreement, in particular insurance policies, so that the insured as well as lenders can be assured there is valid and adequate insurance coverage.See also: insurance
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.