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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
TruFi’s broader argument is that a financing structure using both the property and an additional liquid asset as collateral could reduce certain lender risks without relying on margin-style borrowing. — Jason Phillips, USA Today, 10 July 2026 Consider a process for updating product collateral at launch, a process in which your product, marketing and legal teams all participate. — Jason Andersen, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Adjective
The promissory notes the small banks held from their borrowers would be collateral. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 24 May 2026 But there are also many collateral goals. — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 23 May 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
  • However, deposit rates will eventually gradually decline once borrowing costs finally begin to ease, so savers should still choose their deposit account options wisely.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • On top of this, subterranean drip systems often clog with mineral deposits, sediment, and algae, which Nad warns may eventually require repairs or replacement of portions of the system, particularly in areas with hard water or poor filtration.
    — Kamron Sanders, The Spruce, 13 July 2026
Definition of deposit
Adjective
  • Unable to play with any fluency, Argentina toiled and Messi was peripheral.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 12 July 2026
  • Few peripheral figures around baseball become as recognizable as the players on the field, but that was the case for one longtime fixture at Chicago Cubs home games.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of peripheral
Adjective
  • The amendment, considered on the floor as part of the annual National Security, Department of State, and related programs appropriations bill, saw 103 Democrats vote yes.
    — Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 16 July 2026
  • In related news, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the final case of Ebola that had been diagnosed in Uganda had been released from hospital on Thursday, starting the 42-day countdown to declare the country Ebola free.
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 16 July 2026
Definition of related
Noun
  • China’s energy resilience and its ability to quickly and cheaply produce goods for other nations have helped buffer some of the economic impact from the war in Iran.
    — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • Though the country’s exports have been churning along at an extraordinary pace — China shipped a record $412 billion of goods last month — domestic consumption has sagged, leading some analysts to warn of a potential deflationary spiral.
    — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of goods
Adjective
  • Another round of storms could bring an additional 2 to 4 inches of rain, with isolated spots getting up to 8, though forecast models suggest the heaviest rain may fall northwest of the areas hit hardest so far.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Unfortunately, Hashesh’s team could not conduct additional analysis since the princess’ skulls were missing.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 17 July 2026
Definition of additional
Adjective
  • France’s national health insurance system would cover all associated costs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 July 2026
  • All of this is to say—fashion and the associated business has become a pillar of professional sports.
    — Nethumi Kannangara, Sportico.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of associated
Noun
  • At 15 years old, Boubacar Sidibe already had a good grip on this firefighting stuff at Monday's first day of camp.
    — Noel Brennan, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • The Five Star Weekend (Peacock) Jennifer Garner’s new series, The Five Star Weekend, based on the novel by Elin Hilderbrand, is about a woman who invites friends from her past to visit her luxury Nantucket estate for a weekend of girl stuff.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026
Definition of stuff
Adjective
  • Questions over whether autonomous vehicles and weapons are handy supplemental tools or disruptive innovations are in keeping with a long-running debate over what constitutes a revolution in military affairs.
    — Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 18 July 2026
  • In her May 29 letter, Wolff said supplemental funding requests of any source should be a tool of last resort and that the state would not accept any new line-item funding requests that do not have prior approval.
    — Clark Corbin, Idaho Statesman, 18 July 2026
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