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noun

Definition of collateralnext
as in deposit
something that you promise to give someone if you cannot pay back a loan They put up their house as collateral for the loan.

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adjective

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as in peripheral

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as in related

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Recent Examples of collateral
Noun
Wednesday's event is meant to demonstrate how tokenized assets can operate across collateral, repo, equities, margin and asset transfers by leveraging the existing financial infrastructure. — Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 15 July 2026 But the lawsuit states that the paintings stood as collateral for a $150-million loan toward the purchase. — Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
Adjective
Negotiators had been unable to bridge disagreements over how to finance the combined entity, including credit-enhancement terms and collateral structure. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 July 2026 Bloomberg reported that Security Benefit’s $14 billion collateral-loan stockpile is by far the life insurance industry’s largest. — Matthew Kelly may 24, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for collateral
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collateral
  1. deposit
  2. peripheral
  3. related
  4. goods
  5. additional
  6. associated
  7. stuff
  8. supplemental
Noun
  • Children born from 2025 through 2028 can receive a one-time $1,000 deposit from the Treasury Department as part of a pilot program designed to jump-start long-term savings.
    — Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 27 July 2026
  • The nonprofit Car Care Council runs the programs, which are funded by unclaimed deposits on cans of R-134a refrigerant, in coordination with the California Air Resources Board.
    — Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 27 July 2026
Definition of deposit
Adjective
  • Longstaff, who became a peripheral figure during his first Leeds campaign, had a promising showing in the first half.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 26 July 2026
  • Over her life so far, Catherine became night-blind, then colorblind, and then began to lose her peripheral vision.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026
Definition of peripheral
Adjective
  • First, it was premised on RCA winning on its tortious interference claim (which RCA could not as related above).
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • The president imposed a 100% levy on patented pharmaceutical products and ingredients under Section 232 on April 2, while exempting generic drugs, biosimilars, and related ingredients.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 22 July 2026
Definition of related
Noun
  • Terminal 26, a new restaurant in Ponce City Market’s central food hall, is inspired by Thailand’s famous floating markets, where goods are sold from boats and riverbank stalls.
    — Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
  • Much of China’s recent export strength is driven by high-tech goods like batteries, electric cars and solar.
    — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Definition of goods
Adjective
  • Once that cap is reached, no additional drivers will be able to enroll, according to state officials.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
  • Paramount is asking for additional time to make its case against the injunction.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 23 July 2026
Definition of additional
Adjective
  • The fold-thrust belt, and the associated mountains, are the result of the Arabian Plate colliding with the Eurasian Plate.
    — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 23 July 2026
  • But mutations in this gene disrupt the normal workings of the associated proteins.
    — Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of associated
Noun
  • To save the cost and effort of pumping millions of liters of seawater solely to obtain minerals, the researchers propose bolting modular reactors onto coastal desalination plants, which already move enormous quantities of the stuff.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 July 2026
  • YouTube Premium users who don’t want to watch Peacock stuff with ads will also have the option to upgrade to the ad-free tier, Peacock Premium Plus, on YouTube.
    — Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 27 July 2026
Definition of stuff
Adjective
  • Of course, completing a supplemental questionnaire can also be a lot of work.
    — Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 25 July 2026
  • These June 30 rejections include supplemental health benefits, a night shift differential, geographic pay differential, a recruitment and retention proposal, seniority differential and overtime meal benefits, according to the complaint.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of supplemental

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“Collateral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collateral. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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