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kəˈlæt ər əlcol·lat·er·al

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Princeton's WordNet

  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"

Wiktionary

  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 Dictionary

  1. Collateraladjective

    Etymology: con and latus, Latin.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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.

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

ChatGPT

  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 Dictionary

  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.]

Wikidata

  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 Dictionary

  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. 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.

  2. Finance Minister Rodrigo Valdes:

    This is very bad for confidence and is another blow to the legitimacy of the system, this goes beyond the specific case only and has collateral effects that are deeply negative.

  3. 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.

  4. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell:

    Well you know, mistakes are made in warfare, the drone is another weapon. It's used obviously to try and minimize collateral damage. Americans like minimizing collateral damage. I think it's a part of our toolbox that we should use against terrorists. I think there is plenty of oversight and we are always going to look when mistakes are made. I think it's appropriate for Congress to take a look at it.

  5. John Viola:

    By default, we're like the collateral damage of this trend.

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Translations for collateral

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  • جانبيةArabic
  • съпътствуващ, косвен, успореденBulgarian
  • zástava, zajištění, kolaterálCzech
  • entfernte Verwandte, entfernt, benachbart, Begleit-, begleitend, Sicherheit, entfernter Verwandter, weitläufige Verwandtschaft, Marketing-Material, hinzukommend, nebeneinanderliegend, Neben-, Pfand, Werbematerial, weitläufig, Bei-, BegleitmaterialGerman
  • prendaSpanish
  • rinnakkainen, rinnakkais-, vakuus, panttiFinnish
  • indirecte, collatéralFrench
  • jaminanIndonesian
  • 傍系の, 傍系縁者の, パンフレット, 担保, カタログ, 傍系親族のJapanese
  • 평행한, 담보물Korean
  • collateralisLatin
  • punga, moni pungaMāori
  • subsidiair, begeleidend, bijkomstig, nevenverwant, zijdelings, vertakking, pand, collateraal, onderpandDutch
  • побочный, сопутствующий, косвенный, залог, боковой, поручительствоRussian
  • záloha, zástavaSlovak
  • säkerhet, pantSwedish
  • dhamanaSwahili
  • teminatTurkish
  • 抵押Chinese

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