Collateral Meaning
There are 6 meaning(s) for word Collateral
Meaning 1 : occurring with or following as a consequence
Example : collateral target damage from a bombing run
Synonyms : accompanying, attendant, concomitant, consequent, ensuant, incidental, resultant, sequent
Example : collateral target damage from a bombing run
Synonyms : accompanying, attendant, concomitant, consequent, ensuant, incidental, resultant, sequent
Meaning 2 : descended from a common ancestor but through different lines
Example : cousins are collateral relatives
Synonyms : indirect
Example : cousins are collateral relatives
Synonyms : indirect
Meaning 3 : serving to support or corroborate
Example : collateral evidence
Synonyms : confirmative, confirmatory, confirming, corroborative, corroboratory, substantiating, substantiative, validating, validatory, verificatory, verifying
Example : collateral evidence
Synonyms : confirmative, confirmatory, confirming, corroborative, corroboratory, substantiating, substantiative, validating, validatory, verificatory, verifying
Meaning 4 : additional but secondary; auxiliary
Meaning 5 : a security pledged for the repayment of a loan
Meaning 6 : situated or running side by side
Example : collateral ridges of mountains
Example : collateral ridges of mountains