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Collateral
kəˈlat(ə)r(ə)l
Collateral definitions
noun
collateral
collaterals
- 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"
- a person having the same ancestor as another but through a different line
adjective
collateral
- additional but subordinate; secondary
"the collateral meanings of a word"
incidental accidental unintended secondary subordinate ancillary collateral concomitant accompanying contingent resulting resultant consequential derived derivative- used euphemistically to refer to inadvertent casualties and destruction in civilian areas in the course of military operations
"munitions must be able to destroy the target without causing collateral damage"
- descended from the same stock but by a different line
"a collateral descendant of Robert Burns"
- situated side by side; parallel
"collateral veins"