collateral

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kəˈlætəɹəl/ Rhymes: -ætəɹəl === Adjective === collateral (not comparable) Parallel, in the same vein, side by side. Corresponding; accompanying, concomitant. Being aside from the main subject, target, or goal. Synonyms: tangential, subordinate, ancillary collateral damage (genealogy) Of an indirect ancestral relationship, as opposed to lineal descendency. a collateral descendant (finance) Relating to a collateral in the sense of an obligation or security. (finance) Expensive to the extent of being paid through a loan. Coming or directed along the side. collateral pressure Acting in an indirect way. (biology, of a vascular bundle) Having the phloem and xylem adjacent. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== lateral ==== Translations ==== === Noun === collateral (countable and uncountable, plural collaterals) (finance) A security or guarantee (usually an asset) pledged for the repayment of a loan if one cannot procure enough funds to repay. Synonyms: collateral security, pledge (now rare, genealogy) A collateral (not linear) family member. (anatomy) A branch of a bodily part or system of organs. (marketing) Printed materials or content of electronic media used to enhance sales of products (short form of collateral material). (anatomy) A thinner blood vessel providing an alternate route to blood flow in case the main vessel becomes occluded. (archaic) A contemporary or rival. (video games) An instance of hitting two or more targets, often enemy players, with a single shot, usually when they are lined up behind each other. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== lateral ==== Translations ==== === See also === mortgage === Further reading === collateral on Wikipedia.Wikipedia collateral (finance) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia marketing collateral on Wikipedia.Wikipedia