Collateral - Definition

adj 1: descended from a common ancestor but through different
lines; "cousins are collateral relatives"; "an indirect
descendant of the Stuarts" [syn: collateral,
indirect] [ant: direct, lineal]
2: serving to support or corroborate; "collateral evidence"
[syn: collateral, confirmative, confirming,
confirmatory, corroborative, corroboratory,
substantiating, substantiative, validating,
validatory, verificatory, verifying]
3: accompany, concomitant; "collateral target damage from a
bombing run"
4: situated or running side by side; "collateral ridges of
mountains"
n 1: a security pledged for the repayment of a loan