COLLATERAL MEANING IN FRENCH

Definition & Synonyms

• Collateral

1. (a.) Coming from, being on, or directed toward, the side; as, collateral pressure.
2. (a.) Related to, but not strictly a part of, the main thing or matter under consideration; hence, subordinate; not chief or principal; as, collateral interest; collateral issues.
3. (a.) Descending from the same stock or ancestor, but not in the same line or branch or one from the other; -- opposed to lineal.
4. (n.) Collateral security; that which is pledged or deposited as collateral security.
5. (n.) A collateral relative.
6. (a.) Acting in an indirect way.
7. (a.) Tending toward the same conclusion or result as something else; additional; as, collateral evidence.