COLLATERAL
10 letters
12 Scrabble points
/kəˈlætəɹəl/
Definition of COLLATERAL
noun
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A security or guarantee (usually an asset) pledged for the repayment of a loan if one cannot procure enough funds to repay.
Synonyms: pledge -
(genealogy) A collateral (not linear) family member.
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A branch of a bodily part or system of organs.
"Besides the arteries blood streams through numerous veins we call collaterals."
Related words:
pledge
adjective
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Parallel, along the same vein, side by side.
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Corresponding; accompanying, concomitant.
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Being aside from the main subject, target, or goal.
"Although not a direct cause, the border skirmish was certainly a collateral incitement for the war."
Source: Wiktionary
Word Details
Letters
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L
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L
Length
10 letters
Scrabble Score
12 points