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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Recent Examples of collateral
Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 May 2025
After Georgie didn't have the money to match Fred's offer, his mom put her house up as collateral in the season 1 finale.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 16 May 2025
Matthew Aucoin, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
When volatility increases, these agents calculate optimal lending strategies and adjust collateral requirements faster than any human trader could react.
—Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Noun
His savior turns out to be Mary, who offers up her home as collateral.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 May 2025
After Georgie didn't have the money to match Fred's offer, his mom put her house up as collateral in the season 1 finale.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 16 May 2025
Adjective
But, because a musician no longer had to be literate to gain worldwide acclaim, the technology had the collateral effect of sidelining musical literacy.
—Matthew Aucoin, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
When volatility increases, these agents calculate optimal lending strategies and adjust collateral requirements faster than any human trader could react.
—Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collateral
Noun
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That places the creatures as having lived during the early Carboniferous period, a time when Earth was covered in trees, and vast deposits of coal were beginning to form.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
19 May 2025
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The audit recommended several changes, including having some or all unredeemed deposits go to the state to help fund environmental programs.—
Claire Rush,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2025
Adjective
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Five years after the pandemic, successful retailers are using data to develop the business equivalent of peripheral vision.—
Greg Petro,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Rieder has also recently been adding European sovereign bonds from Germany, as well as some peripheral sovereigns such as France, Ireland, Spain and Italy.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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Skagway Skagway is steeped in gold rush history with plenty of related activities and exhibits.—
Sharael Kolberg,
Travel + Leisure,
27 May 2025
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The last five annual audits for both Elite charter schools do not identify Prime as a related party for Elite and do not mention Prime at all.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2025
Adjective
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Guests can also purchase a wearable Power-Up Band for additional interactivity across SUPER NINTENDO WORLD.—
Samantha Neely,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Edds emphasized, however, that the investigation was still active and that additional witnesses were encouraged to contact the Santa Ana or Westminster police departments.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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Free To All All Boston Public Art Triennial commissions and associated installations and programs are free to attend.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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The in-principle agreement values the publisher of The Telegraph at £500M ($675M) and will see the U.S.-based RedBird becoming the sole owner of the paper and its associated businesses.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
23 May 2025
Noun
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The music supervisor turned me on to them, gave me a bunch of stuff.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
23 May 2025
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That leaves the only hassle being the loss of use of your car, and the need to keep it clean and empty (no keeping stuff in it, though even that can be handled.—
Brad Templeton,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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According to a Berkeley Research Group report, 89% of fast-food employers reduced employee hours, 35% cut supplemental benefits, and food prices jumped by nearly 15%.—
Bob Rauch,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 May 2025
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When asked whether cuts will impact forecasting, Graham said the hurricane hunters at NOAA and the U.S. Airforce are ready for deployment, adding that meteorologists will also rely on the latest models and supplemental information from weather balloons operated by private companies.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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By amplifying art and artists at the intersection of urgent contemporaneous social, cultural, and political concerns, MoMA PS1 invites visitors to inquire, learn, and engage in public debate for more than four decades.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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What Duster offers more than anything else are slow-motion sequences of characters walking around in period clothes to contemporaneous songs or nods to period films like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Godfather, but homage is about the extent of this series’s attempt at style.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
15 May 2025
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“Collateral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collateral. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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