overcollateralize
overcollateralize verb: to collateralize for too large an amount.
Verb
overcollateralize (third-person singular simple present overcollateralizes, present participle overcollateralizing, simple past and past participle overcollateralized)
- To collateralize for too large an amount.
- Companies seeking to raise capital through bond offerings may often be required to overcollateralize the bonds by pledging assets that surpass the bond’s face value.2024 January 28, Michael Taylor, “What Is Overcollateralized and How Does It Work?”, in Shifting Shares
- The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) is expected to approve Ripple Labs’ RLUSD stablecoin — an overcollateralized dollar-pegged stablecoin — in the coming days, sources revealed to Fox Business.2024 November 29, Vince Quill, “New York regulator set to approve Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin: Report”, in Cointelegraph
Forms of overcollateralize
| third-person singular present | overcollateralizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | overcollateralizing |
| past participle | overcollateralized |
| past | overcollateralized |
Origin of overcollateralize
From over- + collateralize.
Questions about overcollateralize
- What does overcollateralize mean?
- Overcollateralize means to collateralize for too large an amount.
- What part of speech is overcollateralize?
- Overcollateralize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of overcollateralize?
- The past tense of overcollateralize is overcollateralized.
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