COLLATERAL


Meaning of COLLATERAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kɔˈlætərəl ]

n. & adj. --n. 1 security pledged as a guarantee for repayment of a loan. 2 a person having the same descent as another but by a different line. --adj. 1 descended from the same stock but by a different line. 2 side by side; parallel. 3 a additional but subordinate. b contributory. c connected but aside from the main subject, course, etc. øøcollaterality n. collaterally adv. [ME f. med.L collateralis (as COM-, LATERAL)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.