Definition:
- (a.) Coming from, being on, or directed toward, the side; as, collateral pressure.
- (a.) Acting in an indirect way.
- (a.) Related to, but not strictly a part of, the main thing or matter under consideration; hence, subordinate; not chief or principal; as, collateral interest; collateral issues.
- (a.) Tending toward the same conclusion or result as something else; additional; as, collateral evidence.
- (a.) Descending from the same stock or ancestor, but not in the same line or branch or one from the other; -- opposed to lineal.
- (n.) A collateral relative.
- (n.) Collateral security; that which is pledged or deposited as collateral security.
Compare collateral with other words:
collateral vs. warrant
collateral vs. hay
collateral vs. securities
collateral vs. pawn
collateral vs. contingent
collateral vs. unbeatable
collateral vs. fringe
collateral vs. funding
collateral vs. pledge
collateral vs. collateralness
bottomry vs. collateral
collateral vs. lineage
collateral vs. expendable
collateral vs. foreclosure
collateral vs. wager
collateral vs. deposit
branch vs. collateral
collateral vs. fund
collateral vs. linear
collateral vs. loan
collateral vs. guarantee
asset vs. collateral
collateral vs. security
collateral vs. lateral
collateral vs. collaterally
collateral vs. lineal
ancestral vs. collateral
ancillary vs. collateral
collateral vs. indirect
collateral vs. subordinate
collateral vs. tangential
aside vs. collateral
accompanying vs. collateral
collateral vs. concomitant
collateral vs. parallel
absolute vs. collateral
collateral vs. hypothecation
collateral vs. mortgage