Definitions for collateral
kəˈlæt ər əlcol·lat·er·al

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. collateraladjective

   a security pledged for the repayment of a loan

2. collateral, indirectadjective

   descended from a common ancestor but through different lines

   "cousins are collateral relatives"; "an indirect descendant of the Stuarts"

3. collateral, confirmative, confirming, confirmatory, corroborative, corroboratory, substantiating, substantiative, validating, validatory, verificatory, verifyingadjective

   serving to support or corroborate

   "collateral evidence"

4. collateraladjective

   accompany, concomitant

   "collateral target damage from a bombing run"

5. collateraladjective

   situated or running side by side

   "collateral ridges of mountains"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. collateralnoun

   A security or guarantee (usually an asset) pledged for the repayment of a loan if one cannot procure enough funds to repay. (Originally supplied as "accompanying" security.)

2. collateralnoun

   A collateral (not linear) family member.

3. collateralnoun

   A branch of a bodily part or system of organs

   Besides the arteries blood streams through numerous veins we call collaterals

4. collateraladjective

   parallel, along the same vein, side by side.

5. collateraladjective

   Corresponding; accompanying, concomitant.

6. collateraladjective

   being aside from the main subject; tangential, subordinate, ancillary.

   Although not a direct cause, the twin towers were certainly a collateral incitement for the war.

7. collateraladjective

   (family) of an indirect ancestral relationship, as opposed to lineal descendency.

   Uncles, aunts, cousins, nephews and nieces are collateral relatives.

8. collateraladjective

   relating to a collateral in the sense of an obligation or security

9. collateraladjective

   expensive to the extent of being paid through a loan

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Collateraladjective

   Etymology: con and latus, Latin.

   1. Side to side.

   In his bright radiance and collateral light
   Must I be comforted, not in his sphere. William Shakespeare.

   Thus saying, from his radiant seat he rose,
   Of high collateral glory. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. x. l. 86.

   2. Running parallel.3. Diffused on either side.

   But man by number is to manifest
   His single imperfection; and beget
   Like of his like, his image multiply’d;
   In unity defective, which requires
   Collateral love, and dearest amity. John Milton, Paradise Lost.

   4. In genealogy, those that stand in equal relation to some common ancestor.

   The estate and inheritance of a person dying intestate, is, by right of devolution, according to the civil law, given to such as are allied to him ex latere, commonly stiled collaterals, if there be no ascendants or descendants surviving at the time of his death. John Ayliffe, Parergon.

   5. Not direct; not immediate.

   They shall hear and judge ’twixt you and me,
   If by direct or by collateral hand
   They find us touch’d, we will our kingdom give
   To you in satisfaction. William Shakespeare.

   6. Concurrent.

   All the force of the motive lies entirely within itself: it receives no collateral strength from external considerations. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

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1. collateral

   Collateral is an asset or property that a borrower offers as a guarantee to a lender in order to secure a loan. In case of the borrower's default, the lender has the legal right to seize the collateral and sell it to cover the loan loss. It reduces the risk for the lender and can help the borrower to secure loans that they otherwise might not be able to get.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Collateraladjective

   coming from, being on, or directed toward, the side; as, collateral pressure

2. Collateraladjective

   acting in an indirect way

3. Collateraladjective

   related to, but not strictly a part of, the main thing or matter under consideration; hence, subordinate; not chief or principal; as, collateral interest; collateral issues

4. Collateraladjective

   tending toward the same conclusion or result as something else; additional; as, collateral evidence

5. Collateraladjective

   descending from the same stock or ancestor, but not in the same line or branch or one from the other; -- opposed to lineal

6. Collateralnoun

   a collateral relative

7. Collateralnoun

   collateral security; that which is pledged or deposited as collateral security

8. Etymology: [LL. collateralis; col- + lateralis lateral. See Lateral.]

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1. Collateral

   Collateral is a 2004 American crime thriller film directed by Michael Mann from a screenplay written by Stuart Beattie, and starring Tom Cruise as a contract killer and Jamie Foxx as a taxi driver who finds himself his hostage. The film is set in Los Angeles, California, and the supporting cast includes Jada Pinkett Smith and Mark Ruffalo. Foxx's performance was widely praised and he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Collateral

   kol-at′ėr-al, adj. side by side: running parallel or together; corresponding; descended from the same ancestor, but not directly, as the children of brothers.—n. a collateral relation: a contemporary: a rival.—adv. Collat′erally. [L. col, and latus, lateris, a side.]

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How to pronounce collateral?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say collateral in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of collateral in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of collateral in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of collateral in a Sentence

1. Christopher Stokes:

   Their description of the attack keeps changing - from collateral damage, to a tragic incident, to now attempting to pass responsibility to the Afghanistan government, with such constant discrepancies in the U.S. and Afghan accounts of what happened, the need for a full transparent independent investigation is ever more critical.

2. Mark Corallo:

   I understand David Vitter's desire to score political points against Bill Clinton. I was in the Bill Clinton opposition business long before anyone had heard of David Vitter. And by all means it should be open season on Bill Clinton, but we should be careful to base our political attacks on facts, not innuendo dressed up as a Congressional inquiry. We shouldn't treat everyone who ever associated with the Clinton's as collateral damage.

3. Edwin Brooks:

   The collateral consequences have been devastating... the permanence of his conviction, the loss of his security clearance, not being able to use his training and experience, it has a lasting impact on him. He likes guns, and he can only look at pictures of them now, that's a permanent scarlet letter.

4. Ewald Nowotny:

   For us, it is quite clear that we have certain conditions to be met. The one condition is ... whether we can accept for instance Greek assets, Greek bonds, as collateral. The answer is, for the time being: No.

5. Jodi Avergun:

   Anything the SEC may do to cure its problems as identified by the courts may have unintentional collateral impact on all other federal agencies that have these hearing officers.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=collateral
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Collateral
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=collateral
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collateral
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=collateral
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=collateral
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=collateral