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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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Recent Examples of collateral
Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Tokenized assets could unlock new collateral uses, greater liquidity and easier access to more products, while lowering the barriers to entry that once excluded many investors.
—Harry Temkin, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
This is the collateral cost when Lionel Messi, the biggest and most powerful athlete on Earth, is calling the shots because all know that making Messi happy is the priority.
—Greg Cote
april 16, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The flames claimed the girls as collateral, scarring both of them but disfiguring Anaia, who worked the hardest to save Ruby.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Tokenized assets could unlock new collateral uses, greater liquidity and easier access to more products, while lowering the barriers to entry that once excluded many investors.
—Harry Temkin, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Adjective
For the first time, the Belarus Free Theatre, an underground theater group, will stage an official collateral exhibition at the 61st Venice Biennale.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
This is the collateral cost when Lionel Messi, the biggest and most powerful athlete on Earth, is calling the shots because all know that making Messi happy is the priority.
—Greg Cote
april 16, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collateral
Noun
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Realize that Social Security needs time to verify and update the new deposit details so don’t close the first account until confirming the second account is receiving the funds.—
Diane Omdahl,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Winner and/or winner’s guest may be required to satisfy any minimum age, identification, credit card, deposit, and other check-in or redemption requirements imposed by the hotel.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
18 June 2026
Adjective
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The project positions the archipelago — a crossroads between Europe, Africa, and the Americas — as a protagonist of Atlantic history rather than a peripheral footnote.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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The ordinance has shaped growth in Davis for more than two decades and has repeatedly blocked large peripheral housing projects.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
Adjective
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Along with the 15 years to life prison sentence, Teahan was sentenced to an additional six years in prison for a conviction on related drug charges.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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For related reasons, neutrinos appear only in a left-handed form in the Standard Model.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
15 June 2026
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To get around, ranchers relied on horses, boats, and remote airstrips, and access to goods and services was limited.—
Mark Johanson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 June 2026
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Today, its antique shops, art galleries, and boutiques—two of my personal go-tos are Penelope Chilvers for bespoke riding boots and Sam Wilson for country-chic home goods—attract locals and visitors alike.—
Lindsay Cohn,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2026
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By providing early warning, Vision Guard aims to give troops additional time to respond before a drone can conduct surveillance or deliver an attack.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
18 June 2026
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This article has been updated with additional information.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
Adjective
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Widow’s Bay aired within the Television Academy’s eligibility window so that enough episodes premiered in time for the show to qualify for the overall ballot (for comedy series and associated fields).—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
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But a meteor shower is at its best when the Earth passes through the densest part of the associated cosmic debris, otherwise known as the shower's peak activity.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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Chases and weird extraterrestrial stuff abounds, leading to one of Spielberg's most gripping climaxes ever.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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This year is yet another for the World Cup; Yu Masui and Takeji Hirakawa are still strutting their stuff, and Phil Oh, along with Acielle Tanbetova, will be documenting all the off-the-runway action.—
Irene Kim,
Vogue,
13 June 2026
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The 22-year-old quarterback has reportedly applied to the NFL for eligibility in a supplemental draft to be held this summer, for players who weren’t eligible for the annual draft held in April, but who become eligible thereafter.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
16 June 2026
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Though that's about $900 million more than what lawmakers initially approved for fiscal year 2026, discretionary spending will be largely flat year-over-year after lawmakers approved supplemental spending for the current year.—
Ben Szalinski,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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“Collateral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collateral. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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