📖 Definitions of "Caution money"
noun
- 1
Money deposited by way of security or guarantee
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Caution money"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| cautionnoun | Prudence when faced with, or when expecting to face, danger; care taken in order to avoid risk or harm. |
| security depositnoun | An amount of money paid in advance as security against the payor's non-performance of a contractual obligation. |
| gagenoun | Something, such as a glove or other pledge, thrown down as a challenge to combat (now usually figurative). |
| safety cushionnoun | (figuratively) An amount of money set aside to face contingencies; money saved for a rainy day. |
| press moneynoun | Synonym of earnest money (“money paid as a deposit”). |
| depositnoun | (banking) Money placed in a bank account, as for safekeeping or to earn interest. |
| cautionrynoun | (obsolete, Scots law) suretyship |
| protection moneynoun | Money paid, especially at regular intervals, to criminals or to corrupt officials who threaten to cause harm to the payer or to his or her business if the money is not paid. |
| statutory depositnoun | An amount of money that a bank or insurance company is legally required to keep on hand rather than investing. |
| earnestnoun | Gravity; serious purpose; earnestness. |
| securitynoun | (uncountable) The condition of not being threatened, especially physically, psychologically, emotionally, or financially. |
| guarantynoun | An assurance or guarantee. |
| call moneynoun | (banking, finance) Money that is loaned by a financial institution and is recallable on demand. |
| cushionnoun | A soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag, used for comfort or support. |
| countersecuritynoun | A commitment to guarantee the security (property or bonding in securing a loan) of someone who has become security for another. |
| suretynoun | Certainty. |
| deposit protectionnoun | Synonym of deposit insurance. |
| earnest moneynoun | (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. |
| bailnoun | (countable, uncountable) Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial. |
| rent moneynoun | (finance) Money set aside to pay rent. |
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