collateral
Example Sentences
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They are real human beings and not collateral damage.
From Salon
Blue Owl’s surging stock gave them collateral to use for personal loans.
The government held, and Hamilton got the economy running again using Bagehot’s dictum External link: “Lend freely, at a penalty rate, against good collateral.”
From Barron's
The government held, and Hamilton got the economy running again using Bagehot’s dictum External link: “Lend freely, at a penalty rate, against good collateral.”
From Barron's
In exchange for shelter, meals, and friendship, Kate provided Dr. George Taylor and Sarah Taylor the only collateral she had left—their dead children.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
