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col·lat·er·al
kə-ˈla-t(ə-)rəl
plural collaterals
1
a
: accompanying as secondary or subordinate : concomitant
b
: indirect
c
: serving to support or reinforce : ancillary
2
: belonging to the same ancestral stock but not in a direct line of descent compare lineal sense 3a
4
a
: of, relating to, or being collateral used as security (as for payment of a debt or performance of a contract)
b
: secured by collateral
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