Answer: earnests

AnswerCrossword Clue
EARNESTSToken payments to bind a contract: Law.
EARNESTSPledges or token payments.
EARNESTSTraders' pledges.
EARNESTSSums paid to bind a bargain
EARNESTSTokens of assurance
earnestsA thing intended or regarded as a sign or promise of what is to come
earnestsEARNEST, a down payment