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collateral
adjective
- side by side; parallel
- parallel in time, rank, importance, etc.; corresponding
- accompanying or existing in a subordinate, corroborative, or indirect relationship
- descended from the same ancestors but in a different line: a cousin is a collateral relative
- designating or of security given as a pledge for the fulfillment of an obligation
- secured or guaranteed by property, as stocks or bonds: a collateral loan
noun
- a collateral relative
- ☆ anything, such as stocks or bonds, that secures or guarantees the discharge of an obligation
Related Forms:
- collaterally adverb
See collateral in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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