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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
Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2025
As with equipment financing, the property is used as collateral for the loan.
—Danielle Higley, CNBC, 31 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
In addition to the eviction proceedings, Jones listed his 2016 NBA championship ring as collateral for a personal loan and was hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2025
As with equipment financing, the property is used as collateral for the loan.
—Danielle Higley, CNBC, 31 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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The system uses the infrared wavelength—invisible to the naked eye—as opposed to visible light to prevent the signals from interfering with the residual peripheral vision the subjects still have.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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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
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
Noun
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Cooks use honey to sweeten and moisten baked goods, mellow vinaigrettes, and balance sweet-and-sour sauces.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
9 Nov. 2025
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This collaboration highlights how artificial intelligence is moving from theory to production lines and changing the way goods move across America.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Shawn Dahl, a space weather forecaster at the Space Weather Prediction Center, notes that an additional, even stronger CME is expected midday Wednesday — along with the chance to see the northern lights farther south than normal.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
12 Nov. 2025
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Major tech companies, including Broadcom, Microsoft, and Nvidia, saw their shares close higher on Monday, while Japanese firm SoftBank sold its stake in Nvidia for a huge profit in order to fund additional AI investments.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
11 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Origin and destination cities must remain the same between bookings and those who cancel their trip without an associated delay or cancellation will get a refund in travel credits.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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Network forensics identified where they — and other associated businesses — were located.—
Adam Leventhal,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The movie also has an ace in the hole with Glen Powell, one of the few contemporary alpha-charisma actors that feel built for stuff like this and believably might have been bred in a farm upstate that specializes in All-American movie stars with gajillion-watt grins.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
11 Nov. 2025
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The new regulations are supposed to regulate all hazardous transport through the reservation, not just uranium, but also oil and gas, methane, whatever kind of radioactive stuff.—
Arlyssa D. Becenti,
AZCentral.com,
11 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 30 Nov. 2025.
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