American English pronunciation

How to pronounce collateral

IPA transcription: [kə'lætɚəl]

Hear “collateral” pronounced

[kə'lætɚəl]

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[kə'lætɚəl]

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[kə'lætɚəl]

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Noun

  • a security pledged for the repayment of a loan

Adjective

  • descended from a common ancestor but through different lines

    “cousins are collateral relatives”

    “an indirect descendant of the Stuarts”

Adjective

Usage examples

  • Many of their ancestors were collateral cousins of King Kamehameha the First.
  • The securities serve as collateral for the loan.
  • His family were distant collateral relatives to the Argead dynasty.
  • The result being the development of collateral circulation.
  • This pruning of connections occurs through the elimination of the unnecessary collaterals.
  • This is known as collateral circulation.
  • Collateral of any kind?
  • Beyond their ceremonial duties, the Marines collaterally train in the field as infantrymen.
  • Collateral of any kind?
  • Collateral of any kind?