collateral noun [U] (SECURITY FOR DEBT )
collateral noun [C] (BLOOD VESSEL)
collateral
adjective
formal uk
/kəˈlæt.ər.əl/ us
/kəˈlæt̬.ɚ.əl/Meaning of collateral in English
(Definition of collateral from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
collateral | American Dictionary
collateral | Business English
FINANCE
use sth as/pledge sth as/put sth up as collateral Debt counsellors are concerned by the trend towards using houses as collateral against debt.
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Examples of collateral
collateral
The reduction in collateral relative to debt raises the costs of lending and reduces the return on investment and the aggregate rate of growth.
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Regressive events such as cell death and the elimination of long axon collaterals and dendritic processes are essential mechanisms of brain maturation.
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In the absence of dual vessels, it would then seem reasonable to cede bronchial status to the collateral vessels.
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In the embolization of systemic-to-pulmonary collaterals, which is the main indication for this procedure in children, secondary migration occurs towards branch pulmonary arteries.
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The descending aorta opacified via extensive collateral arteries with a gap of 2 cm between the two segments.
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There were two small major aortopulmonary collateral arteries providing dual supply to various individual segments.
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There were three collateral arteries supplying the right lung.
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This is far from the case in the presence of systemic-topulmonary collateral arteries.
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This schedule allows enough time for the patient to accommodate to this physiology, and yet obviate the ingrowth of aortopulmonary collateral arteries.
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In other instances, segments of lung can receive supply both from non-communicating collateral arteries and from intrapericardial pulmonary arteries.
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The sources of these extracardiac collateral vessels were the bronchial and internal mammary arteries.
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Rising real estate and stock prices increased the value of collateral, encouraging even more expansive lending.
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A collateral artery originating from the descending aorta supplied the left lung, while the right pulmonary artery originated from the arterial duct.
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Even more interesting was a direct collateral vessel originating from the descending thoracic aorta and connecting with the coronary circulation.
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Many large tortuous vessels with continuous flow patterns, which were thought to be collaterals were seen throughout the myocardium.
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teminat, güvence, ek…
nantissement, collatéral…
onderpand, bijkomend…
majetková záruka daná věřiteli, vedlejší, dodatečný…
kaution, yderligere, underordnet…
jaminan, agunan, tambahan…
หลักทรัพย์ประกัน, เคียงข้าง…
tài sản thế chấp, phụ thêm…
gwarancja, zabezpieczenie, zabezpieczenie pożyczki…
kollateral, säkerhet, bieffekter…
kolateral…
die Sicherheit, zusätzlich, unterstützend…
kollateral…
забезпечення (боргу, побічний, додатковий…
залог…
