Grade 8

collateral (col-lat-er-al)

Definition


noun.
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan;
adjective.
1 extending in parallel or being to the side of; 2 supplementary

Example Sentence

They used their house as collateral for the loan.

Synonyms

guarantee; guaranty; pawn; pledge; warrant

Antonyms

no guarantee

Rhymes

  • lateral

  • bilateral
  • collateral
  • trilateral

  • multilateral
  • unilateral