Definitions

collateral

[kuh-lat-er-uhl] / kəˈlæt ər əl /

ADJECTIVE

indirect, secondary

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ancillary

STRONG

accessory adjuvant attendant auxiliary complementary concomitant coordinate dependent incident lateral parallel roundabout satellite side sub subordinate subsidiary supporting tributary

WEAK

accompanying added adjunctive appurtenant circuitous coincident concurrent confirmatory corresponding corroborative not lineal related subservient under

Antonyms

STRONG

chief different dissimilar important independent major necessary unrelated

WEAK

direct main primary principal

NOUN

monetary deposit

Synonyms

STRONG

assurance bond endorsement guarantee pledge promise security surety warrant wealth

Antonyms

STRONG

break uncertainty

Example Sentences

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Margin collateral is the amount of money brokerage customers must give their broker to guarantee that the customers are able to pay for their losing trades.

From Barron's

First Brands filed for chapter 11 in September as restructuring advisers found that it had double-pledged receivables and made up invoices to use as collateral.

From The Wall Street Journal

These efforts could, for example, make the International Maritime Organization’s transponder system truly universal, with important collateral health and safety benefits.

From The Wall Street Journal

Billionaires use borrowed money for living expenses, pledging their shares or other assets as collateral.

From The Wall Street Journal

Jonah was just collateral damage, falling with Gary when somebody else knocked Gary down.

From Literature

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