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| col·lat·er·al [ kə láttərəl ] |
noun (plural col·lat·er·als) |
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1. property as security against loan: property or goods used as security against a loan and forfeited if the loan is not repaid
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2. descendant from different line: a relative descended from the same ancestor as another person but through a different set of parents, grandparents, and other forebears
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adjective |
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1. accompanying: accompanying but secondary
  collateral issues
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2. additional: additional to and in support of something
collateral evidence
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3. with property as security: obtained by putting up property or goods as security, to be forfeited if the loan cannot be paid
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4. descended from same ancestor: having the same ancestor but descended through a different set of parents, grandparents, and other forebears
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5. parallel: running side by side in parallel or corresponding in some way, e.g. in size
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| [14th century. < medieval Latin collateralis, literally "side by side with" < Latin lateralis "on the side" (see lateral)] |
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