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UK
/kəlˈætəɹəl/
]
[ US /kəˈɫætɝəɫ/ ]
[ US /kəˈɫætɝəɫ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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descended from a common ancestor but through different lines
cousins are collateral relatives
an indirect descendant of the Stuarts -
serving to support or corroborate
collateral evidence -
situated or running side by side
collateral ridges of mountains - additional but secondary; auxiliary
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occurring with or following as a consequence
the resultant savings were considerable
snags incidental to the changeover in management
collateral target damage from a bombing run
an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems
attendant circumstances
the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness
the ensuant response to his appeal
NOUN
- a security pledged for the repayment of a loan
How To Use collateral In A Sentence
- It is an Extended Family Tree - showing all the collateral branches of a family, i.e. all the descendants.
- One should not marry bilateral kin up to the second degree of collaterality; spouses beyond the fourth degree of collaterality are preferred.
- `You both signed personal guarantees when you took out this loan originally, putting up your houses as collateral. BETTER THAN THIS
- Despite all the talk of precision bombing and surgical strikes, ‘collateral damage’ is reaching an embarrassing level.
- After the village gained experience with the grant-making process, community trust funds were established to provide credit to people who had no collateral to get bank loans.
- When you sell the property, be sure to have the buyer pledge the property as collateral by signing a Deed of Trust.
- People put up their homes as collateral in order to raise the money to invest in the scheme.
- The dissenting judgment of Geoffrey Lane L.J., which had applied the traditional collateral fact doctrine, was approved.
- Trials often descend into desperate searches for collateral information, such as the colour of paint, whether a bicycle was in a yard or whether a school was open that year.
- Most books are dopier than television or movies or even advertising (many books tend to be just collateral promotions or the lesser offspring of dopey television, movies, and advertising). Boycott Books!
