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collateral

/kəˈlætərəl/ /kəˈlætərəl/
nounadjective
GeneralFinance
  1. 1 teminat, rehin uncountable

Definition (English)

Property or assets pledged as security for repayment of a loan.

Example Sentences

  1. The house served as collateral for the loan.
    Ev, kredi için teminat olarak kullanıldı.
  2. Many banks ask for collateral before lending money to a new business.
    Birçok banka yeni bir işletmeye borç vermeden önce teminat ister.
Formal
  1. 1 dolaylı, ikincil

Definition (English)

Happening as an extra, usually unwanted, result of something else.

Example Sentences

  1. Small shops suffered collateral damage when the main road was closed for months.
    Ana yol aylarca kapatılınca küçük dükkânlar dolaylı zarar gördü.
  2. The new policy brought several collateral benefits for local families.
    Yeni politika yerel aileler için birkaç dolaylı fayda sağladı.

Synonyms

Collocations

provide collateralput up collateralcollateral valuecollateral agreementcollateral damage

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