collateralize

especially British, col·lat·er·al·ise

[kuh-lat-er-uh-lahyz]

verb (used with object)

collateralized, collateralizing 

1. to secure (a loan) with collateral.

2. to pledge (property, securities, etc.) as collateral.

Other Word Forms

• collateralization noun
• undercollateralized adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of collateralize¹

First recorded in 1940–45; collateral + -ize

Example Sentences

This sort of asset-backed financing, collateralized by a contractual stream of cash from the underlying data center or equipment, can be done by traditional Wall Street banks.

Read more on MarketWatch

Jefferies was a provider of receivables financing for First Brands through its Bonita Point Capital asset-management unit, and its Apex Credit Partners business handled leveraged loans and collateralized loan obligations involving the company.

Read more on MarketWatch

Compared with private equity, private credit is less risky than direct ownership because the loans are collateralized against cash flows and assets, and cash flow is distributed monthly or quarterly.

Read more on MarketWatch

Don Hankey, the head of KSIC, said the bond was fully collateralized with cash from Trump’s company, according to the report.

Read more on Salon

A state appeals court also has held, in an unrelated case, that there needed to be a showing that a bond was “sufficiently collateralized by identifiable assets.”

Read more on Seattle Times