collateralize

(-īz′)

transitive verb collateralized, collateralizing

  1. to give collateral as security for (a loan)
  2. to use as collateral

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See collateralize in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb col·lat·er·al·ized, col·lat·er·al·iz·ing, col·lat·er·al·izes
  1. To secure (a loan) through use of collateral.
  2. To pledge (property, for example) as collateral.

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  • col·latˌer·al·i·zaˈtion (-lĭ-zāˈshən) noun

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