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collateral

[kuh-lat-er-uhl] / kəˈlæt ər əl /




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Recent private credit fund bankruptcies revealed poor collateral management, fraud, and inconsistent bank disclosures, raising risk concerns.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Chemotherapy attempts to control the disease through widespread cell destruction, causing significant collateral damage to healthy tissues that lead to side effects.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

It could engender pride and joy at your stealthy maneuvers, indifference, resentment or using the friendship as collateral for a loan.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

They previously said more than $1 billion in loan collateral appeared to be missing at two MFS funding vehicles, and that individual property titles were pledged to multiple lenders without the lenders knowing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Tres Marias was a good business that required no help from the seam of gold; on the contrary, it served as collateral for an extension on his concession to the mine.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende




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