collateralized
collateralized is the simple past and past participle of collateralize.
Meaning of collateralize
Verb
collateralize (third-person singular simple present collateralizes, present participle collateralizing, simple past and past participle collateralized)
- To secure a loan or other contract by using collateral.
- 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
Adjective
collateralized (comparative more collateralized, superlative most collateralized)
- Secured by a pledge of collateral.
Forms of collateralized
| comparative | more collateralized |
|---|---|
| superlative | most collateralized |
Words formed from collateralized
Phrases with collateralized
Questions about collateralized
- What does collateralized mean?
- Collateralized means secured by a pledge of collateral.
- What is collateralized the simple past and past participle of?
- Collateralized is the simple past and past participle of collateralize.
- What part of speech is collateralized?
- Collateralized is an adjective.
Words near collateralized in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: collateralized (page history and authors); collateralize (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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