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collateral 1 of 2

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
OneMain Financial allows borrowers to use their vehicle as collateral to improve approval odds and unlock better rates and larger loan amounts. — Dan Avery,brett Holzhauer, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026 On one side of the debate are fears that older chips, which serve as collateral for billions of dollars of borrowing by neoclouds like CoreWeave and underpin data-center deals, will become obsolete and decline in value. — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Adjective
When comparing offers, look at the interest rate, repayment term, payment frequency, fees, collateral requirements, personal guarantees and prepayment terms. — Joseph Lustberg, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Locarno Pro Prizes In other Locarno Pro 2026 awards (announced separately on Sunday), the First Look work-in-progress showcase devoted to Uruguayan films this year meted out a number of collateral prizes. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Aug. 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
  • Buying a pre-construction unit usually means putting down an initial deposit and paying in installments as the building gets closer to being completed.
    — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
  • In the end the answer was so obvious, so on the nose, that hopefully no socially ambitious parents put a deposit down at Marlborough, Oundle, or Wellington.
    — Eva Wolchover, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of deposit
Adjective
  • Walk through the peripheral forest, and gnarly bundles of sticks and grass hang from the trees above — lifted there from floods months earlier.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • When parents are trying to understand chemotherapy while simultaneously wondering how to pay the mortgage or feed their family, those problems cannot be dismissed as peripheral to the medical care.
    — Vidya Puthenpura, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of peripheral
Adjective
  • Meta Platforms' launch of its Muse AI agent app and Nebius's move to raise rental rates on AI computing access seemed to spark the buying spurt in related AI stocks.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
  • According to some scholarly media critics, the plethora of popular portrayals of polygamy in the FLDS and related groups transforms the subject into a sensationalist spectacle.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of related
Noun
  • Thursday's summit could see some announcements on the two countries' goal of taking tariffs off $30 billion in noncritical goods, on financial services and agricultural purchases, Bessent said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The United States slapped a 50% tariff on many goods from Canada this summer – but critical imports, such as potash, crude oil and electricity, were spared.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of goods
Adjective
  • Engineers will collect additional performance data during those flights.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Deep Research can gather additional material when the existing project sources remain insufficient.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of additional
Adjective
  • The United Nations Environment Program estimates that more than 90% of waste generated in Africa is disposed of at uncontrolled dumpsites and landfills, often with associated open burning.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The associated cold front pushes farther south and east, carrying showers and thunderstorms with it.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of associated
Noun
  • We’re known for being on time, knowing our stuff, not being crazy to work with.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Sep. 2026
  • That’s me communicating when stuff isn’t right, and communicating when stuff is right, and making sure that his confidence is still there, just continuing to get better.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of stuff
Adjective
  • If Secord can’t take in enough calories or water, she may be placed in a medical habitat providing supplemental fluids, electrolytes and medication.
    — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
  • With guidance from veterinarians, Spagis said the rescue can provide wound care, administer medications and fluids, regulate cats’ body temperatures, and supply supplemental oxygen.
    — Meg Dunn, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
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“Collateral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collateral. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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