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   Col·lat·er·al

   /kəˈladərəl/

   

   noun

   • 1. something pledged as security for repayment of a loan, to be forfeited in the event of a default: "she put her house up as collateral for the bank loan"
   • 2. a person having the same descent in a family as another but by a different line.

   adjective

   • 1. additional but subordinate; secondary: "the collateral meanings of a word"
   • ▪ used euphemistically to refer to inadvertent casualties among civilians and destruction in civilian areas in the course of military operations: euphemistic "munitions must be able to destroy the target without causing collateral damage"
   • 2. descended from the same stock but by a different line: "a collateral descendant of George Washington"
   • 3. situated side by side; parallel: "collateral veins"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as an adjective): from medieval Latin collateralis, from col- ‘together with’ + lateralis (from latus, later- ‘side’). collateral (sense 1 of the noun) (originally US) is from the phrase collateral security, denoting something pledged in addition to the main obligation of a contract.

   Derivatives

   • 1. collaterality noun
   • 2. collaterally adverb

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   Synonyms for COLLATERAL: deposit, goods, stuff, pawn, effects, holdings, assurance, things; Antonyms of COLLATERAL: less, fewer, unrelated, unconnected, unassociated.

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   collateral. noun. These are words and phrases related to collateral. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of collateral. The house served as collateral for the loan.

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   Synonyms of collateral. 1. : property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender. 2. : a collateral relative. A collateral inherited the estate. 3. : a branch of a bodily part (such as a vein) 4.

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   adjective. accompanying; concomitant. “ collateral target damage from a bombing run”. synonyms: secondary. being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate. adjective. serving to support or corroborate. “ collateral evidence”.

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   n. # safety , refuge. validatory. adj. Another way to say Collateral? Synonyms for Collateral (other words and phrases for Collateral).

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