collateral

[ kuh-lat-er-uh l ]
/ kəˈlæt ər əl /

noun

adjective

Origin of collateral

1350–1400; Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Medieval Latin collaterālis, equivalent to col- col-1 + laterālis lateral

OTHER WORDS FROM collateral

col·lat·er·al·i·ty [koh-lat-uh-ral-i-tee] /koʊˌlæt əˈræl ɪ ti/, col·lat·er·al·ness, noun col·lat·er·al·ly, adverb

Words nearby collateral

collared peccary, collaret, collarette, collat., collate, collateral, collateral artery, collateral circulation, collateral damage, collateral fissure, collateral hyperemia

British Dictionary definitions for collate-rally

collateral
/ (kɒˈlætərəl, kə-) /

noun

  1. security pledged for the repayment of a loan
  2. (as modifier)a collateral loan
a person, animal, or plant descended from the same ancestor as another but through a different line

adjective

Derived forms of collateral

collaterally, adverb

Word Origin for collateral

C14: from Medieval Latin collaterālis, from Latin com- together + laterālis of the side, from latus side

Medical definitions for collate-rally

collateral
[ kə-lăt′ər-əl ]

adj.

Indirect, subsidiary, or accessory to the main thing.
Having an ancestor in common but descended from a different line.

n.

A branch of a nerve axon or blood vessel.
A collateral relative.

Other words from collateral

col•lat′er•al•ly adv.

Cultural definitions for collate-rally

collateral

Property or its equivalent that a debtor deposits with a creditor to guarantee repayment of a debt.