collateral

英 [kəˈlætərəl]

美 [kəˈlætərəl]

n.  抵押物; 担保品
adj.  附属的; 附加的; 附带的

复数：collaterals　

TOEFLGREIELTS

Collins.1 / BNC.15524 / COCA.10379

牛津词典

noun

• 抵押物；担保品
  property or sth valuable that you promise to give to sb if you cannot pay back money that you borrow

adj.

• 附属的；附加的；附带的
  connected with sth else, but in addition to it and less important
  1. collateral benefits
     附加津贴
  2. The government denied that there had been any collateral damage (= injury to ordinary people or buildings) during the bombing raid.
     政府否认空袭期间有任何附带性的破坏（即对平民或建筑物的损害）。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 担保金;抵押物
  Collateralis money or property which is used as a guarantee that someone will repay a loan.
  1. Many people use personal assets as collateral for small business loans...
     很多人把个人财产用作小额商业贷款的抵押品。
  2. Most people here cannot borrow from banks because they lack collateral.
     由于拿不出东西作为抵押，这里大部分人无法从银行贷款。

英英释义

noun

• a security pledged for the repayment of a loan

adj

• descended from a common ancestor but through different lines
  1. cousins are collateral relatives
  2. an indirect descendant of the Stuarts
  Synonym:indirect
• situated or running side by side
  1. collateral ridges of mountains
• accompany, concomitant
  1. collateral target damage from a bombing run
• serving to support or corroborate
  1. collateral evidence
  Synonym:confirmativeconfirmingconfirmatorycorroborativecorroboratorysubstantiatingsubstantiativevalidatingvalidatoryverificatoryverifying

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