collateral 1 of 2

noun

Definition of collateralnext
as in deposit
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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adjective

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as in peripheral

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as in related

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Recent Examples of collateral
Noun
One of the laptops ran a digital map; icons, shaped like inverted teardrops, marked addresses that lenders were paying Pitman’s company to pay Pitman to check, for collateral. — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 22 June 2026 The following year, a Missouri woman attempted to defraud the Presleys by forging signatures and creating a fake company, which claimed Lisa Marie had offered Graceland as collateral for a loan. — Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 16 June 2026
Adjective
Some strategies rely on refinancing cycles, collateral values or fund liquidity mechanics. — Andreas Schweitzer, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 This is the collateral cost when Lionel Messi, the biggest and most powerful athlete on Earth, is calling the shots because all know that making Messi happy is the priority. — Greg Cote april 16, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for collateral
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collateral
  1. deposit
  2. peripheral
  3. related
  4. goods
  5. additional
  6. associated
  7. stuff
  8. supplemental
Noun
  • Morgan Stanley downgrades Truist and Prosperity Bancshares to equal weight from overweight Morgan Stanley downgrades Prosperity and Truist citing deposit competition.
    — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • The federal government will provide a $1,000 seed deposit for eligible children born between 2025 and 2028 to help encourage long-term savings and investing.
    — Kiara Moore, The Washington Examiner, 6 July 2026
Definition of deposit
Adjective
  • The National Marrow Donor Program had matched him with a woman battling a rare blood disease, calling on him to donate peripheral blood stem cells through a long blood draw.
    — Rylan DiGiacomo-Rapp, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2026
  • The flare-up quickly transformed Lebanon from a peripheral concern into a central question hanging over the Iran war and the nascent peace talks.
    — Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 27 June 2026
Definition of peripheral
Adjective
  • In some ways, the hub represents a doubling-down on that and other related relationships.
    — Lucas Laursen, IEEE Spectrum, 2 July 2026
  • Other related rosters, such as the Billboard 200, also take into account streaming activity.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of related
Noun
  • This World Cup has been bringing the absolute goods from day one.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • White delivery vans with orange Katapulk logos splashed across each side delivered goods all over the island.
    — Rick Jervis, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of goods
Adjective
  • During Thursday evening’s Board of Commissioners meeting, officials unanimously, and with no additional discussion, approved Johnston’s exit agreement and named Assistant County Administrator Alan Howze as his replacement for the rest of the year.
    — Sofi Zeman July 2, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
  • More than a week after the disaster, search-and-rescue operations remain active, though hopes of finding additional survivors are rapidly fading.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
Definition of additional
Adjective
  • Pineapple contains bromelain, a group of protein-digesting enzymes, which help your body better digest and absorb protein foods and their associated nutrients.
    — Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 3 July 2026
  • Guests can take part in an associated passport program until July 31.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
Definition of associated
Noun
  • There’s a lot of bad crowd work out there, just like there is bad anything else — fledgling or whatever rookie stuff.
    — Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • There’s a bunch of new things across most of the 2026 range, mainly cosmetic, but also hardware and weight-saving stuff as well.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 July 2026
Definition of stuff
Adjective
  • Provide supplemental irrigation as needed during the first year after planting to develop a robust root system.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
  • Prestigious universities, including Miami, Tulane, WashU, and UNC, are eliminating supplemental essays from their college applications, following a trend set by TCU and UVA.
    — Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of supplemental

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“Collateral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collateral. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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