What is the meaning of Collateral?

Parallel, along the same vein, side by side.

Being aside from the main subject, target, or goal.

Of an indirect ancestral relationship, as opposed to lineal descendency.

Relating to a collateral in the sense of an obligation or security.

Expensive to the extent of being paid through a loan.

Coming or directed along the side.

Acting in an indirect way.

Having the phloem and xylem adjacent.

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

A collateral (not linear) family member.

A branch of a bodily part or system of organs.

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

A thinner blood vessel providing an alternate route to blood flow in case the main vessel becomes occluded.

Source: wiktionary.org

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