Collateral
adjectivekə'lætərəl
Adjective
occurring with or following as a consequence
“collateral target damage from a bombing run”
descended from a common ancestor but through different lines
“cousins are collateral relatives”
Similar:IndirectSee also:Relatedserving to support or corroborate
“collateral evidence”
Similar:ConfirmativeConfirmatoryConfirmingCorroborativeCorroboratorysituated or running side by side
“collateral ridges of mountains”
additional but secondary; auxiliary
Noun
a security pledged for the repayment of a loan
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Similar Words
- Accompanying
- Attendant
- Concomitant
- Consequent
- Ensuant
- Incidental
- Resultant
- Sequent
- Indirect
- Confirmative
- Confirmatory
- Confirming
- Corroborative
- Corroboratory
- Substantiating