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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. money given by a buyer to a seller to bind a contract;
[syn: earnest money, arles]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Arles \Arles\, n. pl. [Cf. F. arrhes, Scot. airles. Cf. Earles
   penny.]
   An earnest; earnest money; money paid to bind a bargain.
   [Scot.]
   [1913 Webster]

   Arles penny, earnest money given to servants. --Kersey.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

arles
    n 1: money given by a buyer to a seller to bind a contract [syn:
         earnest money, arles]