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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
Lucas Bucl, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025
The plot involves risqué photos of someone in the royal family being used as collateral, and poor Terry and his nitwit crew were tricked into trying to steal these from the bank instead of money.
—Mike Ryan, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2025
Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 10 Feb. 2025
This soon-to-be unfolding development has the potential to give our struggling downtown a huge economic lift and an equally valuable and much-needed collateral benefit: a big morale boost for the entire city.
—Andy Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
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Noun
If your portfolio significantly decreases in value, the lender may require additional collateral to be deposited into the account.
—Lucas Bucl, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025
The plot involves risqué photos of someone in the royal family being used as collateral, and poor Terry and his nitwit crew were tricked into trying to steal these from the bank instead of money.
—Mike Ryan, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
Other duties include providing assessments, group therapy and collateral conferences; documenting and evaluating patients’ progress in treatment, and assisting with coordinating referrals and placements.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 10 Feb. 2025
This soon-to-be unfolding development has the potential to give our struggling downtown a huge economic lift and an equally valuable and much-needed collateral benefit: a big morale boost for the entire city.
—Andy Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collateral
Noun
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All preorders placed on Framework's site require a $100 deposit, and almost all configurations begin shipping in July.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
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For those interested in a more challenging hike, tack on the Crater Lake Trail, which, after a scramble through a glacier rock deposit, leads you to the crystalline water’s shores.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Side vision, also known as peripheral vision, measures how well your eyes can see objects that are not in your central vision.—
Vanessa Caceres,
Verywell Health,
8 Apr. 2025
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This damage can result in coronary heart disease, hypertension, heart attack, stroke, aneurysms and peripheral artery disease.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Be sure to check out our other related buying guides, including the Best Hoodies, Best Leggings, and Best T-Shirts.—
Louryn Strampe,
Wired News,
21 Apr. 2025
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The company has a diversified portfolio of energy assets in the U.S., with more than 130,000 miles of pipeline and related energy infrastructure.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The head of Marysville’s police force was on leave as of late last week and the city of Marysville has not provided additional information related to the nature of his time away from duty.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Her story also reveals how oppressive systems interact with medical bias to create additional traumas.—
Essence,
Essence,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Many critics contest claims of widespread discrimination against Christians in U.S. society, given that Christians are the country’s largest faith group and benefit from associated privileges.—
Michael Pasek,
The Conversation,
18 Apr. 2025
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Marijuana − medical and recreational − is legal throughout more than half of the United States, and for some looking to familiarize themselves with the plant and its effects, learning all of the associated terminology may feel daunting.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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And somebody who does not have that skill and talent makes terrible looking stuff for those tools.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
17 Apr. 2025
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Everybody's talkin' all this stuff about Britney Spears.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Derby has suggested modifying certain incentives in a potential contract, including supplemental leave and severance, to ensure the new hire does not make as much.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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The filing, a joint supplemental brief in support of final approval, was authored by Rakesh Kilaru, Jeffrey Kessler, Steve Berman and other lead attorneys of the parties.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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There were no contemporaneous accounts written by Omanis, or written in Arabic, that recorded with such specificity the life and times of Omani tribespeople of that time.—
Chris Wallace,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2025
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This is also why the contemporaneous criticisms of the picture as style over substance ring so hollow today.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Collateral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collateral. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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