'collateral' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'collateral' with 1 example sentences.
- collateral adjective
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: descended from a common ancestor but through different lines
: serving to support or corroborate
: additional but secondary; auxiliary;
: situated or running side by side
: occurring with or following as a consequence
- collateral noun
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: a security pledged for the repayment of a loan
"Collateral damage" is a euphemism for killing innocent people to protect capital.