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Word: Collateral
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English (as an adjective): from medieval Latin collateralis, from col- ‘together with’ + lateralis (from latus, later- ‘side’). collateral (sense 1 of the noun) (originally US) is from the phrase collateral security, denoting something pledged in addition to the main obligation of a contract
kəˈlat(ə)rəl
something pledged as security for repayment of a loan, to be forfeited in the event of a default
Short Definition:security for repayment of loan
Examples:- she put her house up as collateral for the bank loan
a person having the same ancestor as another but through a different line.
Short Definition:person having same ancestor as another
Word: Collateral
Speech Type: Adjective
kəˈlat(ə)rəl
additional but subordinate; secondary
Short Definition:secondary
Examples:- the collateral meanings of a word
descended from the same stock but by a different line
Short Definition:descended from same stock
Examples:- a collateral descendant of Robert Burns
situated side by side; parallel
Short Definition:side by side
Examples:- collateral veins
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