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Collateral

  1. noun

    a security pledged for the repayment of a loan

  2. adjective

    descended from a common ancestor but through different lines

    “cousins are collateral relatives”

    Similar: indirect

  3. adjective

    serving to support or corroborate

    “collateral evidence”

    Similar: confirmative, confirming, confirmatory, corroborative, corroboratory, substantiating, substantiative, validating, validatory, verificatory, verifying

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