[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]担保金;抵押物Collateral is money or property which is used as a guarantee that someone will repay a loan.
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Many people use personal assets as collateral for small business loans...
很多人把个人财产用作小额商业贷款的抵押品。
Most people here cannot borrow from banks because they lack collateral.
由于拿不出东西作为抵押,这里大部分人无法从银行贷款。
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col·lat·eral/kəˈlætərəl; NAmEkəˈlætərəl/
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collateralcollateralsnoun[uncountable ]( finance 财) property or sth valuable that you promise to give to sb if you cannot pay back money that you borrow 抵押物;担保品adjective( formal) connected with sth else, but in addition to it and less important 附属的;附加的;附带的◆collateral benefits附加津贴◆The government denied that there had been any collateral damage(= injury to ordinary people or buildings)during the bombing raid. 政府否认空袭期间有任何附带性的破坏(即对平民或建筑物的损害)。col·lat·eral/kəˈlætərəl; NAmEkəˈlætərəl/
property or other goods that you promise to give someone if you cannot pay back the money they lend youSYN security: We put up our home as collateral in order to raise the money to invest in the scheme.—collateralize American English verb [transitive]
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1collateral damagea)when non-military people are hurt or killed, or non-military property is damaged, as a result of actions in a war – used especially by the army, navy etc: Hitting any non-military targets would risk ‘collateral damage’.b)unintended harm that happens to people as a result of something that is done2relating to something or happening as a result of it, but not as important: There may be collateral benefits to the scheme.3collateral relatives are members of your family who are not closely related to you
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