Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,737,244,139 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

collateral
(redirected from collateral relationship)

   Also found in: Medical, Legal, Financial, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.01 sec.
col·lat·er·al  (k-ltr-l)
adj.
1. Situated or running side by side; parallel.
2. Coinciding in tendency or effect; concomitant or accompanying.
3. Serving to support or corroborate: collateral evidence.
4. Of a secondary nature; subordinate: collateral target damage from a bombing run.
5. Of, relating to, or guaranteed by a security pledged against the performance of an obligation: a collateral loan.
6. Having an ancestor in common but descended from a different line.
n.
1. Property acceptable as security for a loan or other obligation.
2. A collateral relative.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin collaterlis : Latin com-, com- + Latin latus, later-, side.]

col·later·al·ly adv.

collateral [kɒˈlætərəl kə-]
n
1. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance)
a.  security pledged for the repayment of a loan
b.  (as modifier) a collateral loan
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) a person, animal, or plant descended from the same ancestor as another but through a different line
adj
1. situated or running side by side
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) descended from a common ancestor but through different lines
3. (Law) serving to support or corroborate
4. aside from the main issue
5. uniting in tendency
[from Medieval Latin collaterālis, from Latin com- together + laterālis of the side, from latus side]
collaterally  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.collateral - a security pledged for the repayment of a loan
security interest - any interest in a property that secures the payment of an obligation
guaranty, guarantee - a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in case that person defaults
Adj.1.collateral - descended from a common ancestor but through different lines; "cousins are collateral relatives"; "an indirect descendant of the Stuarts"
related - connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage
lineal, direct - in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child; "lineal ancestors"; "lineal heirs"; "a direct descendant of the king"; "direct heredity"
2.collateral - serving to support or corroborate; "collateral evidence"
supportive - furnishing support or assistance; "a supportive family network"; "his family was supportive of his attempts to be a writer"
3.collateral - accompany, concomitant; "collateral target damage from a bombing run"
secondary - being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate; "the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher"; "a secondary source"; "a secondary issue"; "secondary streams"
4.collateral - situated or running side by side; "collateral ridges of mountains"
parallel - being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting; "parallel lines never converge"; "concentric circles are parallel"; "dancers in two parallel rows"

collateral
noun security, guarantee, deposit, assurance, surety, pledge Many people here cannot borrow from banks because they lack collateral.
Translations
collateral [kɒˈlætərəl]
A. N
1. (Fin) → garantía f subsidiaria
2. (= person) → colateral mf
B. CPD collateral loan Npréstamo m colateral
collateral security Ngarantía f colateral
collateral [kəˈlætərəl kɒˈlætərəl] nnantissement m
collateral damage ndommages mpl collatéraux
collateral
adj
(= connected but secondary) evidence, questions etczusätzlich, Zusatz-; eventsBegleit-
(= parallel, side by side) states etcnebeneinanderliegend; (fig) aims etcHand in Hand gehend
descent, branch of familyseitlich, kollateral (spec)
(Fin) securityzusätzlich
n (Fin) → (zusätzliche) Sicherheit

collateral:
collateral damage
n (Mil, Pol) → Kollateralschaden m
collateral loan
n (Fin) → Lombardkredit m, → Lombarddarlehen nt
collateral security
n (Fin) → Nebensicherheit f, → Nebenbürgschaft f
collateral [kɒˈlætrl] n (Fin) → garanzia
collateral [kɒˈlætrl] n (Fin) → garanzia


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.