Liquidated Damages


Definition of "Liquidated damages"

Ann Tran
  Creative Real Estate, LLC

An amount of money provided for in a contract as compensation if the contract is not fulfilled. An example is an offer to buy real property that includes a provision that once the seller accepts the offer, if the buyer does not complete the purchase, the seller may keep the buyer's deposit as damages.


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