collateral

1. (countable, uncountable)A security or guarantee (usually an asset) pledged for the repayment of a loan if one cannot procure enough funds to repay.

   Sicherheit, Pfand, Sicherungsgut

   поручи́тельствоporučítelʹstvo, зало́гzalóg

   a security pledged for the repayment of a loan

2. (countable, uncountable)A branch of a bodily part or system of organs.

   Besides the arteries blood streams through numerous veins we call collaterals.

3. (countable, uncountable)Printed materials or content of electronic media used to enhance sales of products (short form of collateral material).

   Werbematerial, Marketing-Material, Begleitmaterial

4. (countable, uncountable)A thinner blood vessel providing an alternate route to blood flow in case the main vessel becomes occluded.

   Umgehungsgefäß, Kollateralgefäß, Kollaterale

5. (countable, uncountable)An instance of hitting two or more targets, often enemy players, with a single shot, usually when they are lined up behind each other.

6. (archaic, countable, uncountable)A collateral (not linear) family member.

7. (archaic, countable, uncountable)A contemporary or rival.

1. We'll use the house as collateral so we can borrow some money.

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2. Banks must have 2% collateral; 98% of the cases, they practically lend out nothing.

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3. "Collateral damage" is a euphemism for killing innocent people to protect capital.

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4. Collateral damage caused by the strikes is fueling militancy in the region.

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5. That's only collateral damage.

   deDas sind nur Kollateralschäden. — Sciuro_Kvar

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