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COLLATERAL
(noun) a security pledged for the repayment of a loan
They put up their home as collateral. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) descended from a common ancestor but through different lines
"cousins are collateral relatives", "an indirect descendant of the Stuarts"
synonyms : indirect(adj.) situated or running side by side
"collateral ridges of mountains"
She could see collateral ridges of mountains from her car. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) accompany, concomitant
"collateral target damage from a bombing run"
War causes a lot of collateral damage. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) serving to support or corroborate
"collateral evidence"
synonyms : confirmative , confirmatory , confirming , corroborative , corroboratory , substantiating , substantiative , validating , validatory , verificatory , verifyingSome new collateral evidence was introduced by the prosecutor. -added by naila_inlas
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Mnemonics for collateral
(Tag: ) When you give a loan to someone and he doesnot return the money what will you do??? You'll call him repeatedly but he will say "CALL LATER". To avoid this scene, you will take some kind of security such as property, jewellery...
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From medieval Latin collateralis, literally “side by side with,” from Latin lateralis “on the side” added by bimal03
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