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

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That is because these loans typically are being made against a pool of loans the funds put up as collateral.

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“Did you calculate the collateral damage before pulling the trigger?”

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Bank boards and management teams have recently launched fresh examinations of exposure to private credit including reviewing loan portfolios and collateral advance rates, according to people familiar with the matter.

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But those security forces are located in busy residential areas, often causing collateral damage, residents said.

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Rosenzweig came to suspect that the “whole” can’t be seized in one grand idea—whether Reason, History or Nation—without turning the individual into collateral damage.

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