collateral
noun [U] /kəˈlæt.ər.əl/
/-ˈlæt̬.ɚ-/ specializedDefinition
› valuable property owned by someone who wants to borrow money, that they agree will become the property of the company or person who lends the money if the debt is not paid back: She used/put up her house as collateral for a loan.Savings, interest and capital
(Definition of collateral noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- base rate noun
- capital intensive adjective
- capital noun (MONEY)
- capitalization noun (MONEY)
- coffer noun
- compound adjective
- fund noun
- interest noun (MONEY)
- interest rate noun
- money noun
- nest egg noun
- Premium Bond noun
- principal noun (MONEY)
- purse noun (AMOUNT TO SPEND)
- return verb (EXCHANGE)
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