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collateralize

collateralize verb: to secure a loan or other contract by using collateral.

Verb

collateralize (third-person singular simple present collateralizes, present participle collateralizing, simple past and past participle collateralized)

  1. To secure a loan or other contract by using collateral.
  2. To pledge assets as collateral.
    • A debt instrument is collateralized when the creditor has rights over an asset or revenue stream that would allow it, if the borrower defaults on its payment obligations, to rely on the asset or revenue stream to secure repayment of the debt.2020 February 19, Collateralized Transactions: Key Considerations for Public Lenders and Borrowers, International Monetary Fund, →ISBN, page 4

Forms of collateralize

third-person singular presentcollateralizes
present participlecollateralizing
past participlecollateralized
pastcollateralized

Origin of collateralize

From collateral + -ize.

Words formed from collateralize

Questions about collateralize

What does collateralize mean?
Collateralize means to secure a loan or other contract by using collateral.
What part of speech is collateralize?
Collateralize is a verb.
What is the past tense of collateralize?
The past tense of collateralize is collateralized.

Words near collateralize in the dictionary

  1. collateralities
  2. collaterality
  3. collateralizable
  4. collateralization
  5. collateralizations
  6. collateralize
  7. collateralized
  8. collateralized debt obligation
  9. collateralized debt obligations
  10. collateralized fund obligation
  11. collateralized fund obligations

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