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.

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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.

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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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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. Kendall Coffey:

   Ten percent is a premium you pay a surety company, or bail bondsman, Coffey said. To get a bond in almost all cases you have to be able to fully collateralize that $150,000, meaning that either George Zimmerman or his parents have to come up with a $150,000 second mortgage on their house or from a bank. The bonding company is not a charity. They stand to lose the money. They have more than just fugitive hunters [to track down a defendant who flees.] They get collateral up front.

2. Deven Choksey:

   BJP's performance in the two states is actually quite convincing. I think collateral sales due to global fears have somewhat weighed on the market today.

3. Mohammed Ali Yasin:

   The speed by which we see these daily drops can only be explained by banks liquidating big portfolios that were collateral for margin trading.

4. David Bullock:

   These are very big tax liens, and the collateral is the casinos, and who knows whether you can use them and re-deploy them for some other purpose.

5. Jens Walter:

   The idea here is not really to criticize the modern lifestyle and its practices, modern lifestyle has tremendous benefits, but obviously, there is a good possibility it also came with a trade-off or collateral damage, and the idea is really to find what is it in modern lifestyle that potentially causes this collateral damage.

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