collateralize
[ kuh-lat-er-uh-lahyz ]
verb (used with object),col·lat·er·al·ized, col·lat·er·al·iz·ing.
to secure (a loan) with collateral.
to pledge (property, securities, etc.) as collateral.
Origin of collateralize
1First recorded in 1940–45; collateral + -ize
- Also especially British, col·lat·er·al·ise .
Other words from collateralize
- col·lat·er·al·i·za·tion, noun
- un·der·col·lat·er·al·ized, adjective
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