collateral

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Synonyms: bicollateral, collaterals, colleterial

Antonyms: bicollateral, collaterals, colleterial

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Adjective

1. {{U|parallel}}, in the same vein, [[side by side]].
2. {{senseid|en|corresponding accompaniment}}[[corresponding|Corresponding]]; [[accompanying]], [[concomitant]].
3. {{senseid|en|aside main subject}}Being [[aside]] from the main subject, target, or goal.
4. {{lb|en|genealogy}} Of an [[indirect]] [[ancestral]] relationship, as opposed to [[lineal]] descendency.
5. {{lb|en|finance}} Relating to a collateral in the sense of an obligation or security.
6. {{lb|en|finance}} Expensive to the extent of being paid through a loan.
7. Coming or directed along the [[side]].
8. Acting in an [[indirect]] way.
9. {{lb|en|biology|of a vascular bundle}} Having the [[phloem]] and [[xylem]] adjacent.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|finance}} A [[security]] or [[guarantee]] (usually an [[asset]]) pledged for the repayment of a [[loan]] if one cannot procure enough [[fund]]s to repay.
2. {{lb|en|now|_|rare|genealogy}} A collateral (not [[linear]]) family member.
3. {{lb|en|anatomy}} A [[branch]] of a bodily part or system of organs.
4. {{lb|en|marketing}} Printed materials or content of electronic media used to enhance sales of products (short form of [[collateral material]]).
5. {{lb|en|anatomy}} A thinner [[blood vessel]] providing an alternate route to blood flow in case the main vessel becomes occluded.
6. {{lb|en|archaic}} A [[contemporary]] or [[rival]].
7. {{lb|en|video games}} An instance of hitting two or more targets, often enemy players, with a single shot, usually when they are lined up behind each other.

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