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Definition of Collateral
1. Adjective. Descended from a common ancestor but through different lines. "An indirect descendant of the Stuarts"
2. Noun. A security pledged for the repayment of a loan.
3. Adjective. Serving to support or corroborate. "Collateral evidence"
Similar to: Supportive
Derivative terms: Confirm, Confirm, Confirm, Corroborate, Corroborate, Corroborate, Corroborate, Corroborate, Corroborate, Substantiate, Validate, Validate, Verify
4. Adjective. Accompany, concomitant. "Collateral target damage from a bombing run"
5. Adjective. Situated or running side by side. "Collateral ridges of mountains"
Definition of Collateral
1. a. Coming from, being on, or directed toward, the side; as, collateral pressure.
2. n. A collateral relative.
Definition of Collateral
1. Adjective. parallel, along the same vein, side by side. ¹
2. Adjective. Corresponding; accompanying, concomitant. ¹
3. Adjective. being aside from the main subject; tangential, subordinate, ancillary. ¹
4. Adjective. (''family'') of an indirect ancestral relationship, as opposed to lineal descendency. ¹
5. Adjective. relating to a collateral in the sense of an obligation or security ¹
6. Adjective. expensive to the extent of being paid through a loan ¹
7. Noun. 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.) ¹
8. Noun. (rare) A collateral (not linear) family member. ¹
9. Noun. A branch of a bodily part or system of organs ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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