collateralize

verb

col·​lat·​er·​al·​ize kə-ˈla-t(ə-)rə-ˌlīz 

collateralized; collateralizing

transitive verb

1

: to make (a loan) secure with collateral

2

: to use (something, such as securities) for collateral

Examples of collateralize in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Hindenburg also detailed the investor’s margin loan collateralized by his stake in the company, which was not previously accounted for by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. —Tom Maloney, Fortune, 2 May 2023

For example, if a crypto investor chooses to not only collateralize a mortgage using cryptoassets, and therefore transfers custody to some external party, but also documents this transaction using an NFT, understanding provenance and custody are essential. —Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 1 May 2022

Margin loans involve lending that’s collateralized by the value of the underlying shares. —Tom Maloney, Fortune, 2 May 2023

Binance’s decision to mint its own version of the BUSD token on other blockchains and not collateralize them properly contributed to the aggressive policing by U.S. securities regulators. —Javier Paz, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for collateralize

• contextualize
• industrialize
• materialise
• materialize
• memorialize
• microenterprise
• overemphasize
• particularize
• revolutionise
• revolutionize
• actualize
• antagonize

Legal Definition

collateralize

transitive verb

col·​lat·​er·​al·​ize kə-ˈla-tə-rə-ˌlīz, -ˈla-trə- 

collateralized; collateralizing

1

: to make (a loan) secure with collateral

2

: to use (as securities) for collateral