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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
Lucas Bucl, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025
The plot involves risqué photos of someone in the royal family being used as collateral, and poor Terry and his nitwit crew were tricked into trying to steal these from the bank instead of money.
—Mike Ryan, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2025
Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 10 Feb. 2025
This soon-to-be unfolding development has the potential to give our struggling downtown a huge economic lift and an equally valuable and much-needed collateral benefit: a big morale boost for the entire city.
—Andy Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
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Noun
If your portfolio significantly decreases in value, the lender may require additional collateral to be deposited into the account.
—Lucas Bucl, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025
The plot involves risqué photos of someone in the royal family being used as collateral, and poor Terry and his nitwit crew were tricked into trying to steal these from the bank instead of money.
—Mike Ryan, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
Other duties include providing assessments, group therapy and collateral conferences; documenting and evaluating patients’ progress in treatment, and assisting with coordinating referrals and placements.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 10 Feb. 2025
This soon-to-be unfolding development has the potential to give our struggling downtown a huge economic lift and an equally valuable and much-needed collateral benefit: a big morale boost for the entire city.
—Andy Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collateral
Noun
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This deposit in northeastern Brazil is known for exceptional fossil preservation and is housed at the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
24 Apr. 2025
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Investors appeared to focus on record quarterly loan production of $1.4 billion and deposit growth of $635.5 million.—
Brandon Kochkodin,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Side vision, also known as peripheral vision, measures how well your eyes can see objects that are not in your central vision.—
Vanessa Caceres,
Verywell Health,
8 Apr. 2025
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This damage can result in coronary heart disease, hypertension, heart attack, stroke, aneurysms and peripheral artery disease.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Be sure to check out our other related buying guides, including the Best Hoodies, Best Leggings, and Best T-Shirts.—
Louryn Strampe,
Wired News,
21 Apr. 2025
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The suit asks that the defendant be found liable for the amount in question, as well as for interest, plus related attorney fees.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Stock prices rose sharply in the second half of calendar year 2023 and in 2024, meaning additional schools became subject to the tax as the value of their endowments grew.—
Emma Whitford,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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The data collection company found that I-4 drivers spent an additional 31 minutes a day sitting in traffic on top of their typical travel times.—
Natalia Jaramillo,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Many critics contest claims of widespread discrimination against Christians in U.S. society, given that Christians are the country’s largest faith group and benefit from associated privileges.—
Michael Pasek,
The Conversation,
18 Apr. 2025
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Marijuana − medical and recreational − is legal throughout more than half of the United States, and for some looking to familiarize themselves with the plant and its effects, learning all of the associated terminology may feel daunting.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The shoe thing can be especially frustrating because finding a place on the far side of the security to sit down with all your stuff and re-tie your shoes isn’t always easy.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
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Everybody's talkin' all this stuff about Britney Spears.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Derby has suggested modifying certain incentives in a potential contract, including supplemental leave and severance, to ensure the new hire does not make as much.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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The filing, a joint supplemental brief in support of final approval, was authored by Rakesh Kilaru, Jeffrey Kessler, Steve Berman and other lead attorneys of the parties.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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There were no contemporaneous accounts written by Omanis, or written in Arabic, that recorded with such specificity the life and times of Omani tribespeople of that time.—
Chris Wallace,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2025
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This is also why the contemporaneous criticisms of the picture as style over substance ring so hollow today.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Collateral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collateral. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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