Meaning of COLLATERAL in English

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Meaning of COLLATERAL in English

• Coming from, being on, or directed toward, the side; as, collateral pressure.
• Acting in an indirect way.
• Related to, but not strictly a part of, the main thing or matter under consideration; hence, subordinate; not chief or principal; as, collateral interest; collateral issues.
• Tending toward the same conclusion or result as something else; additional; as, collateral evidence.
• Descending from the same stock or ancestor, but not in the same line or branch or one from the other; -- opposed to lineal.
• A collateral relative.
• Collateral security; that which is pledged or deposited as collateral security.

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