collateral

CEFRB2

/kəˈlætəɹəl/

noun · adjective

Türkçe translations

Translating…

In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Property promised to a lender as security for a loan.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Happening as a less important result of something else.

Examples

  • We'll use the house as collateral so we can borrow some money.

  • Although not a direct cause, the border skirmish was certainly a collateral incitement for the war.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Being aside from the main subject, target, or goal.

  2. Corresponding; accompanying, concomitant.

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Parallel, in the same vein, side by side.

More examples

In context

  • That's only collateral damage.

  • a collateral descendant

  • collateral damage

Synonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The bank required the house as blank before approving the large loan.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

Nearby

Origin

noun

Recorded since c.1378, from Old French, from Medieval Latin collaterālis, from Latin col- (“together with”) (a form of con-) + the stem of latus (“side”). By surface analysis, col- + lateral.