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collaterally

Variant of collateral

adjective

  1. side by side; parallel
  2. parallel in time, rank, importance, etc.; corresponding
  3. accompanying or existing in a subordinate, corroborative, or indirect relationship
  4. descended from the same ancestors but in a different line: a cousin is a collateral relative
    1. designating or of security given as a pledge for the fulfillment of an obligation
    2. secured or guaranteed by property, as stocks or bonds: a collateral loan

noun

  1. a collateral relative
  2. ☆ anything, such as stocks or bonds, that secures or guarantees the discharge of an obligation

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