Meaning & Definition of Collateral in English
English⟶
Collateral
/kəlætərəl/
noun
1. A security pledged for the repayment of a loan
synonym:
- collateral
adjective
1. Descended from a common ancestor but through different lines
- "Cousins are collateral relatives"
- "An indirect descendant of the stuarts"
synonym:
- collateral,
- indirect
2. Serving to support or corroborate
- "Collateral evidence"
synonym:
- collateral,
- confirmative,
- confirming,
- confirmatory,
- corroborative,
- corroboratory,
- substantiating,
- substantiative,
- validating,
- validatory,
- verificatory,
- verifying
3. Accompany, concomitant
- "Collateral target damage from a bombing run"
synonym:
- collateral
4. Situated or running side by side
- "Collateral ridges of mountains"
synonym:
- collateral