on collateral

  • 121Collateral — Properties or assets that are offered to secure a loan or other credit. Collateral becomes subject to seizure on default. Collateral is a form of security to the lender in case the borrower fails to pay back the loan. For example, if you get a… …

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  • 122collateral — /kəˈlætərəl / (say kuh latuhruhl) adjective 1. situated at the side. 2. running side by side. 3. Botany standing side by side. 4. accompanying; attendant; auxiliary. 5. additional; confirming: collateral security. 6. secured by collateral: a… …

  • 123Collatéral (architecture) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Collatéral. Repérage sur la vue en plan d une église Les collatéraux (du latin médiéval collateralis ; en angl. aisle, en alld. Seitensc …

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  • 124collateral — 1. adjective /kəˈlætəɹəl/ a) parallel, along the same vein, side by side. Although not a direct cause, empire building was certainly a collateral incitement for the war. b) Corresponding; accompanying, concomitant. Uncles, aunts, cousins, nephews …

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  • 125Collateral Trust Bond — A bond that is secured by a financial asset such as stock or other bonds that is deposited and held by a trustee for the holders of the bond. If the issuing company were to default on the debt obligation, the debt holders would receive the… …

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  • 126collateral — [[t]kəlæ̱tərəl[/t]] N UNCOUNT: oft as N Collateral is money or property which is used as a guarantee that someone will repay a loan. [FORMAL] Many people use personal assets as collateral for small business loans... Most people here cannot borrow …

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  • 127collateral — 1 noun (U) technical property or other goods that you promise to give someone if you cannot pay back the money they lent you; security (4): put sth up as collateral (=promise it in this way) 2 adjective formal 1 connected with something or… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 128collateral — col•lat•er•al [[t]kəˈlæt ər əl[/t]] n. 1) bus security pledged for the payment of a loan 2) anat. a) a subordinate or accessory part b) anat. a side branch, as of a blood vessel or nerve 3) accompanying; auxiliary: collateral aid[/ex] 4)… …

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