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collateral

🇬🇧 UK/kә'lætәrәl/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

An asset pledged as security for repayment of a loan; a relative from a different branch of the same family.

抵押品,担保物;旁系亲属

adj.

Secondary or accompanying rather than main; parallel or side by side.

附带的,次要的;并行的,旁系的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
coltogether, with
+
laterside
+
alrelating to, having the nature of
=collateral

Common Collocations

  • 1.collateral damage附带伤害

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The bank required collateral before approving the loan application.

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