collateral

🇺🇸 /kəˈlætərəl/ 🇬🇧 /kəˈlætərəl/
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標籤 TOP10000
noun
R

An asset you give to someone as a promise to pay back money you borrow.

We used our house as collateral to get a loan from the bank.

我們用我們的房子作為抵押品從銀行獲得貸款。

adjective
R

Related to something else but not the main part.

The new policy has collateral effects on the environment.

新政策對環境有間接影響。

translation

n. 抵押品
adj. 附屬的

詞形變化

Plural collaterals