Definition of Collateral. Meaning of Collateral. Synonyms of Collateral

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Collateral. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Collateral and, of course, Collateral synonyms and on the right images related to the word Collateral.

Definition of Collateral

Collateral
Collateral Col*lat"er*al, a. [LL. collateralis; col- + lateralis lateral. See Lateral.] 1. Coming from, being on, or directed toward, the side; as, collateral pressure. ``Collateral light.' --Shak. 2. Acting in an indirect way. If by direct or by collateral hand They find us touched, we will our kingdom give . . . To you in satisfaction. --Shak. 3. Related to, but not strictly a part of, the main thing or matter under consideration; hence, subordinate; not chief or principal; as, collateral interest; collateral issues. That he [Attebury] was altogether in the wrong on the main question, and on all the collateral questions springing out of it, . . . is true. --Macaulay. 4. Tending toward the same conclusion or result as something else; additional; as, collateral evidence. Yet the attempt may give Collateral interest to this homely tale. --Wordsworth. 5. (Genealogy) Descending from the same stock or ancestor, but not in the same line or branch or one from the other; -- opposed to lineal. Note: Lineal descendants proceed one from another in a direct line; collateral relations spring from a common ancestor, but from different branches of that common stirps or stock. Thus the children of brothers are collateral relations, having different fathers, but a common grandfather. --Blackstone.
Collateral
Collateral Col*lat"er*al, n. 1. A collateral relative. --Ayliffe. 2. Collateral security; that which is pledged or deposited as collateral security.

Meaning of Collateral from wikipedia

- vessels Collateral adjective Collateral contract Collateral damage Collateral (kinship) Collateral estoppel Collateral management Collateral source rule...
- Collateral is a 2004 American neo-noir action thriller film directed and produced by Michael Mann, written by Stuart Beattie, and starring Tom Cruise and...
- lending agreements, collateral is a borrower's pledge of specific property to a lender, to secure repayment of a loan. The collateral serves as a lender's...
- In medicine, collateralization, also vessel collateralization and blood vessel collateralization, is the growth of a blood vessel or several blood vessels...
- "Collateral damage" is a term for any incidental and undesired death, injury or other damage inflicted, especially on civilians, as the result of an activity...
- Collateral Beauty is a 2016 American fantasy drama film directed by David Frankel and written by Allan Loeb. The film stars an ensemble cast of Will Smith...
- Look up collateral damage in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Collateral damage is a U.S. military term for unintended or incidental damage during a military...
- Collateral is a four-part British television drama serial, written and created by David Hare, and directed by S. J. Clarkson. It was first broadcast on...
- The medial collateral ligament (MCL), also called the superficial medial collateral ligament (sMCL) or tibial collateral ligament (TCL), is one of the...
- Collateral Damage is a 2002 American vigilante action-thriller film directed by Andrew Davis and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Elias Koteas, Francesca...