collateral

[kuh-lat-er-uhl] / kəˈlæt ər əl /

ADJECTIVE

indirect, secondary

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ancillary

STRONG

accessory adjuvant attendant auxiliary complementary concomitant coordinate dependent incident lateral parallel roundabout satellite side sub subordinate subsidiary supporting tributary

WEAK

accompanying added adjunctive appurtenant circuitous coincident concurrent confirmatory corresponding corroborative not lineal related subservient under

Antonyms

STRONG

chief different dissimilar important independent major necessary unrelated

WEAK

direct main primary principal

NOUN

monetary deposit

Synonyms

STRONG

assurance bond endorsement guarantee pledge promise security surety warrant wealth

Antonyms

STRONG

break uncertainty

Example Sentences

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This does not reflect traditional consumer borrowing, but rather crypto holders using digital assets as collateral as DeFi credit markets grow in size and activity.

From MarketWatch

The selloff in bitcoin gained steam this past week, when crypto exchanges sold trader assets automatically because the value of their collateral has dropped too low.

From The Wall Street Journal

There are those not only livid with Lord Mandelson, but livid at the collateral damage being done to the prime minister.

From BBC

Markets will differentiate between assets that suffered structural damage and those that experienced collateral damage.

From MarketWatch

“For firms, it was the first net tightening since the fourth quarter of 2023, driven by lending rates, collateral requirements and other terms and conditions,” the central bank said.

From The Wall Street Journal

collateral

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