noun : COLLATERAL
Source: WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) a security pledged for the repayment of a loan ;
Adjective : COLLATERAL
Source: WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) descended from a common ancestor but through different lines; "cousins are collateral relatives"; "an indirect descendant of the Stuarts" ;
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2. (
- collateral ,
- confirmative ,
- confirming ,
- confirmatory ,
- corroborative ,
- corroboratory ,
- substantiating ,
- substantiative ,
- validating ,
- validatory ,
- verificatory ,
- verifying
) serving to support or corroborate; "collateral evidence" ;
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3. (
) additional but secondary; auxiliary; ;
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4. (
) situated or running side by side; "collateral ridges of mountains" ;
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5. (
- attendant ,
- consequent ,
- accompanying ,
- concomitant ,
- incidental ,
- ensuant ,
- resultant ,
- sequent ,
- collateral
) occurring with or following as a consequence; "an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems"; "snags incidental to the changeover in management"; "attendant circumstances"; "the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness"; "the ensuant response to his appeal"; "the resultant savings were considerable"; "collateral target damage from a bombing run" ;
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