as in deposit
something that you promise to give someone if you cannot pay back a loan
They put up their house as collateral for the loan.
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Recent Examples of collateral
Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Two collateral ligaments run along the outside, while the two cruciate ligaments—including the ACL in front and the posterior cruciate ligament, or PCL, in back—crisscross diagonally to hold things together from the inside of the joint.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 31 July 2025
Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 19 Aug. 2025
Copper poisoning had ‘heartbreaking’ collateral Baldwin was part of the team tasked with finding out, in the aftermath, what all that copper would do.
—Alex Music
august 17, Idaho Statesman, 17 Aug. 2025
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Noun
One officer found collateral property damage from the shooting – including a silver Honda with three bullet holes and another nearby vehicle with a flat from a stray bullet.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Two collateral ligaments run along the outside, while the two cruciate ligaments—including the ACL in front and the posterior cruciate ligament, or PCL, in back—crisscross diagonally to hold things together from the inside of the joint.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 31 July 2025
Adjective
Active car loans to customers made up the bulk of Auto Masters’ collateral.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 19 Aug. 2025
Copper poisoning had ‘heartbreaking’ collateral Baldwin was part of the team tasked with finding out, in the aftermath, what all that copper would do.
—Alex Music
august 17, Idaho Statesman, 17 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collateral
Noun
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Each positive interaction acts as a deposit in your emotional bank account, while ignoring or dismissing your partner makes a withdrawal.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Passengers who make a refundable $500 deposit per cabin can be among the first to book, the cruise line said this week.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Slavery was not a peripheral institution but a central component of American society, law, and economy for nearly two and a half centuries.—
Marybeth Gasman,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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The Love That Remains world premiered in the non-competitive Cannes Premiere section this year, clinching a peripheral prize for its canine cast member, sheepdog Panda, who beat 24 other candidates to win the Palm Dog.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Navigating technical proficiency in the IP itself, along with related areas in finance, tax, and law are essential to build an adequate framework.—
Priya Prakash Royal Esq. LL.M. MBA AEP TEP,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act ends federal tax credits for electric vehicles and related battery manufacturing, impacting the growing EV market.—
Jillian Magtoto,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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After opening the Everglades facility last month, DeSantis justified building the second detention center by saying President Donald Trump’s administration needs the additional capacity to hold and deport more immigrants.—
Kate Payne,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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Tenants of these properties, the investigation found, often deal with maintenance problems from delays to additional fees.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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But that was never entirely true: Sellers offering the same style with similar materials found a way to reach buyers like me directly, thanks to online commerce and its associated marketplaces.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
29 Aug. 2025
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Companies should understand the formal specification and associated documentation hosted on the MCP website.—
Carl Moberg,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The 2024 awards season started so promisingly for Netflix but descended into the stuff of studio nightmare.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
27 Aug. 2025
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This was historically bad stuff from the Carolina front last season.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The company’s offerings span retail life insurance and annuities, as well as workplace services including group benefits like disability and dental coverage, supplemental health insurance, and retirement plan services such as 401(k)s.—
Peter High,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Typically, the White House sends Congress a supplemental spending request sketching out its funding asks; that hasn’t happened yet.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Doubling as an account of modern American conservatism (from media gadflies to six Supreme Court justices), the film is punctuated with contemporaneous footage that, viewed through the lens of Olin’s misdeeds, generates the tension and shock of a genre film.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Aug. 2025
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Business battles, thus, are only partially about increasing valuations, sales or profit margins, but also about acting as contemporaneous champions of one family and nation.—
Radu Magdin,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Collateral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collateral. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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