collateral
Definition
- n. a security pledged for the repayment of a loan
- adj. descended from a common ancestor but through different lines
- adj. serving to support or corroborate
- adj. accompany, concomitant
Word forms
- Plural
- collaterals
Example sentences
a.
The collateral branches of the tree provide shade during the hot summer days.
n.
He offered his car as collateral for the loan to start his business.