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collateral

/kəˈlætəɹəl/noun, adjective4 syllables

Collateral means: serving to support or corroborate.

Synonyms for collateral30

adjective, as in serving to support or corroborate

confirmative, confirming, confirmatory, corroborative, corroboratory, substantiating, substantiative, validating, validatory, verificatory, verifying, supportive

adjective, as in occurring with or following as a consequence

attendant, consequent, accompanying, concomitant, incidental, ensuant, resultant, sequent, subsequent

adjective, as in descended from a common ancestor but through different lines

indirect, related

adjective, as in additional but secondary; auxiliary;

secondary

adjective, as in situated or running side by side

parallel

also used for collateral

tangential, subordinate, ancillary, collateral security, pledge

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Opposites of collateral

lineal

What does collateral mean?6

adjective

1

serving to support or corroborate“collateral evidence”

2

occurring with or following as a consequence“an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems”

3

descended from a common ancestor but through different lines“cousins are collateral relatives”

4

additional but secondary; auxiliary;

5

situated or running side by side“collateral ridges of mountains”

noun

1

a security pledged for the repayment of a loan

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with collateral?4

three syllables

lateral

four syllables

bilateral

five syllables

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Collateral in a sentence

  • We'll use the house as collateral so we can borrow some money.CK
  • Collateral damage caused by the strikes is fueling militancy in the region.Cangarejo
  • Some legislators believe that important details of the contract, like collateral for the loans, are still missing.Cangarejo
  • Over the years, Brac Bank has emerged as the largest financier of collateral-free CMSME loans in Bangladesh.robingaspi

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Forms of collateral

as a noun

plural
collaterals