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Definition of collateral adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

collateral

adjective
 
/kəˈlætərəl/
 
/kəˈlætərəl/
(formal)
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  1. connected with something else, but in addition to it and less important
    • collateral benefits
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryCollateral is used with these nouns:
    • damage
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    Word Originlate Middle English (as an adjective): from medieval Latin collateralis, from col- ‘together with’ + lateralis (from latus, later- ‘side’). Sense (1) of the noun (originally US) is from the phrase collateral security, denoting something pledged in addition to the main obligation of a contract.
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