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collaterality

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col⋅lat⋅er⋅al

  [kuh-lat-er-uhl]
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–noun
1. security pledged for the payment of a loan: He gave the bank some stocks and bonds as collateral for the money he borrowed.
2. Anatomy.
a. a subordinate or accessory part.
b. a side branch, as of a blood vessel or nerve.
c. collateral circulation.
3. a relative descended from the same stock, but in a different line.
–adjective
4. accompanying; auxiliary: He received a scholarship and collateral aid.
5. additional; confirming: collateral evidence; collateral security.
6. secured by collateral: a collateral loan.
7. aside from the main subject, course, etc.; secondary: These accomplishments are merely collateral to his primary goal.
8. descended from the same stock, but in a different line; not lineal: A cousin is a collateral relative.
9. pertaining to those so descended.
10. situated at the side: a collateral wing of a house.
11. situated or running side by side; parallel: collateral ridges of mountains.
12. Botany. standing side by side.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME (< AF) < ML collaterālis, equiv. to col- col- 1 + laterālis lateral

Related forms:
col⋅lat⋅er⋅al⋅i⋅ty  [koh-lat-uh-ral-i-tee] , col⋅lat⋅er⋅al⋅ness, noun
col⋅lat⋅er⋅al⋅ly, adverb
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Cultural Dictionary

collateral

Property or its equivalent that a debtor deposits with a creditor to guarantee repayment of a debt.

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Word Origin & History

collateral 
c.1378, from O.Fr. collateral, from M.L. collateralis "accompanying," lit. "side by side," from L. com- "together" + lateralis "of the side," from latus "a side" (see oblate (n.)). Collateral damage (usually a euphemism for "killing civilians") is U.S. military coinage, 1975.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

collateral

Assets pledged as security for a loan. In the event that a borrower defaults on the terms of a loan, the collateral may be sold, with the proceeds used to satisfy any remaining obligations. High-quality collateral reduces risk to the lender and results in a lower rate of interest on the loan.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: collateral
Function: noun
1 : a collateral relative
2 : property pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender in the event of the borrower's default;; specifically under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code : property subject to a security interest
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2collateral
Function: noun
1 : a branch especially of a blood vessel, nerve, or the axon of a nerve cell collaterals>
2 : a bodily part (as a ligament) that is lateral in position
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Medical Dictionary

collateral col·lat·er·al (kə-lāt'ər-əl)
adj.

  1. Indirect, subsidiary, or accessory to the main thing.

  2. Having an ancestor in common but descended from a different line.

n.

  1. A branch of a nerve axon or blood vessel.

  2. A collateral relative.

col·lat'er·al·ly adv.

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