Collateral

Etymology
Recorded since c.1378, from, from collateralis:, from  col-: (a form of con-) + the stem of latus:.

Pronunciation

 * , {{SAMPA|/k@"l{t@r@l/}}

Adjective

 * 1) parallel, along the same vein, side by side.
 * 2) Corresponding; accompanying, concomitant.
 * 3) being aside from the main subject; tangential, subordinate, ancillary.
 * 4) (family) of an indirect ancestral relationship, as opposed to lineal descendency.
 * 5) relating to a collateral in the sense of an obligation or security
 * 6) expensive to the extent of being a paid through a loan

Derived terms

 * collaterality
 * collaterally
 * collateral damage
 * collateral form
 * collateral security

Related terms

 * lateral

Noun

 * 1) 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)  A collateral (not linear) family member.
 * 3) A branch of a bodily part or system of organs
 * ''Besides the arteries blood streams through numerous veins we call collaterals

Derived terms

 * marketing collateral

Related terms

 * lateral

Thesaurus
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