arles Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun money given by a buyer to a seller to bind a contract
    earnest money.

WordNet

Arles noun plural
Etymology
Cf. F. arrhes, Scot. airles. Cf. Earles penny.
Definitions
  1. An earnest; earnest money; money paid to bind a bargain. Scot.

Webster 1913