collateral
Finance. property or other assets pledged by a borrower as security for the repayment of a loan: He gave the bank stocks and bonds as collateral for the money he borrowed.
Anatomy.
a subordinate or accessory part.
a side branch, as of a blood vessel or nerve.
a relative descended from the same stock, but in a different line.
accompanying; auxiliary: He received a scholarship and collateral aid.
additional; confirming: collateral evidence;collateral security.
secured by collateral: a collateral loan.
aside from the main subject, course, etc.; secondary: These accomplishments are merely collateral to his primary goal.
descended from the same stock, but in a different line; not lineal: A cousin is a collateral relative.
pertaining to those so descended.
situated at the side: a collateral wing of a house.
situated or running side by side; parallel: collateral ridges of mountains.
Botany. standing side by side.
Origin of collateral
1Other words from collateral
- col·lat·er·al·i·ty [koh-lat-uh-ral-i-tee], /koʊˌlæt əˈræl ɪ ti/, col·lat·er·al·ness, noun
- col·lat·er·al·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for collateral
/ (kɒˈlætərəl, kə-) /
security pledged for the repayment of a loan
(as modifier): a collateral loan
a person, animal, or plant descended from the same ancestor as another but through a different line
situated or running side by side
descended from a common ancestor but through different lines
serving to support or corroborate
aside from the main issue
uniting in tendency
Origin of collateral
1Derived forms of collateral
- collaterally, adverb
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Cultural definitions for collateral
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