collateral
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/kəˈlætəɹəl/
English
Definitions
noun
- A security or guarantee (usually an asset) pledged for the repayment of a loan if one cannot procure enough funds to repay.
- (genealogy) A collateral (not linear) family member.
- A branch of a bodily part or system of organs.“Besides the arteries blood streams through numerous veins we call collaterals.”
- Printed materials or content of electronic media used to enhance sales of products (short form of collateral material).
adjective
- Parallel, along the same vein, side by side.
- Corresponding; accompanying, concomitant.
- Being aside from the main subject, target, or goal.“Although not a direct cause, the border skirmish was certainly a collateral incitement for the war.”
- (genealogy) Of an indirect ancestral relationship, as opposed to lineal descendency.“Uncles, aunts, cousins, nephews and nieces are collateral relatives.”
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Synonyms
pledgeancillarysubordinatetangentialparallelsecondarysubstantiativeindirectverificatorycorroboratorycorroborativesupportivevalidatoryconfirmatoryconfirmativeconfirmingobliquesubstantiating