collat

Noun

collateral (countable and uncountable, plural collaterals)

1. A security or guarantee (usually an asset) pledged for the repayment of a loan if one cannot procure enough funds to repay.
   • "The decline in the quality of eligible collateral is a grave problem. The ECB is now buying corporate bonds that are close to junk, and the haircuts can barely deal with a one-notch credit downgrade. The reputational risk of such actions by a central bank would have been unthinkable in the past."2016, Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, “Euro 'house of cards' to collapse, warns ECB prophet”, in The Telegraph

   Synonyms:

   collateral security, pledge

2. (archaic, genealogy) A collateral (not linear) family member.
3. A branch of a bodily part or system of organs.
   • Besides the arteries blood streams through numerous veins we call collaterals.
4. Printed materials or content of electronic media used to enhance sales of products (short form of collateral material).
5. A thinner blood vessel providing an alternate route to blood flow in case the main vessel becomes occluded.
6. (archaic) A contemporary or rival.

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