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# collateral

noun (collateral — uncountable); adjective (collateral)

«collateral» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) Collateral is something valuable, like a house, that you promise to give to a bank if you cannot pay back a loan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/collateral/#m1)
2. Collateral damage means harm done by accident to people or things that were not the target, especially in war; also used for side harm in everyday talk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/collateral/#m2)

### In the lessons

It appears in money and news texts, and in the stiff formal voice. In everyday talk «collateral damage» is used half-jokingly for something hurt by accident. Phrases: «put up as collateral», «collateral damage».

### Examples

- The farmer used his land as collateral for the loan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/collateral/#x1)
- Without collateral, the bank would not lend him money. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/collateral/#x2)
- The bomb caused collateral damage to nearby houses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/collateral/#x3)
- The vase was collateral damage when the ball hit the shelf. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/collateral/#x4)
- A bank may keep the collateral if the loan is not paid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/collateral/#x5)
- The bike was offered as collateral for the money. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/collateral/#x6)

### Note

Formal; uncountable. «Collateral damage» is a euphemism that can hide real harm to people. Not related to «collect».

## In Jewish tradition

In the Sefer Yetzirah texts, it describes things related in a side line, not the main line. In the primary lessons: It appears in money and news texts, and in the stiff formal voice. In everyday talk «collateral damage» is used half-jokingly for something hurt by accident. Phrases: «put up as collateral», «collateral damage».

### Note

Formal; uncountable. «Collateral damage» is a euphemism that can hide real harm to people. Not related to «collect».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «collateral» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/collateral/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«collateral» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/collateral.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «collateral» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/collateral/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«collateral» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/collateral.html) on Mova free.