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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
Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Rozier had to put up his $6 million Florida property as collateral for bond.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
Early adopters include crypto-native firms and exchanges looking for a yield-bearing alternative to stablecoins in collateral management.
—Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Rozier, who was detained at a hotel in Orlando, appeared in a federal court in the Florida city on Thursday afternoon, after which he was released after putting up his $6 million Florida home as bond collateral.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Rozier had to put up his $6 million Florida property as collateral for bond.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
The French actress was in Venice in September with Hungarian director Ildikó Enyedi’s ensemble drama Silent Friend, which world premiered in competition winning a slew of collateral prizes.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
Early adopters include crypto-native firms and exchanges looking for a yield-bearing alternative to stablecoins in collateral management.
—Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collateral
Noun
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Silgranit sinks can be cleaned with a mixture of dish soap and vinegar, which will need to sit for at least an hour if there are any hard water deposits before being rinsed and dried.—
Lauren Wicks,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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After an initial deposit of around $160 million by August 2019, Riaz’s company had to pay a monthly fine of $16 million.—
Rafia Zakaria,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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For players, the potential advantages include a much larger accessible library, the combination of local hardware, cloud, and PC options in a single device, and stronger peripheral and mod support typical of Windows.—
Alex Harrington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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Patients can still use their natural peripheral vision while the implant restores some central vision.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Another potential applicant is the McAlister Institute, which already offers a range of related services.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Under , backed by 61 percent of voters as of Tuesday night, the state would be able to prevent property values near the border from increasing due to border security infrastructure and related improvements.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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In exchange, trading partners have committed to increasing purchases of American goods and increasing their investments in American businesses on top of lowering tariffs on American exports.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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Toiletries Similar to bulk pantry goods, clear bins are ideal for storing excess toiletries, like extra bars of soap, razors, or toothbrushes.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The new congressional maps proposed by the state’s Democrats, which Proposition 50 will implement, are intended to net the party five additional seats in the House—but their actual impact will still depend on races in those districts.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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The financing methods being used to fund the infrastructure build out adds an additional dimension of risk.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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To test the disruption theory, the researchers directly examined the effects of beam-plasma instabilities by measuring the jet’s beam profile and associated magnetic field signatures.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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The judges in a federal appeals court in New York on Tuesday were skeptical of arguments by a lawyer for Sam Bankman-Fried that his conviction for a multi-billion-dollar fraud related to his cryptocurrency exchange FTX and an associated hedge fund should be tossed out.—
Dawn Giel,Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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With Prior at the service line, the Pilots jumped out to a 9-0 lead behind two Prior aces, a kill and two stuff blocks from Delilah Wilson and Talia Butler’s two kills and a stuff block in set two.—
Tim Meehan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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This was clown stuff in a city where, per a 2024 report, someone earning the average salary ($88,647) could afford only 5 percent of rentals on the market after factoring in upfront costs such as broker’s fees and security deposits.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Once established, nandinas are drought tolerant but benefit from supplemental irrigation during prolonged dry spells.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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If there are ever more than 21 named storms in a season, the WMO pulls from a list of supplemental names.—
Mason Leath,
ABC News,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Collateral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collateral. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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