Question

collateral Though the army referred to the civilian deaths as “collateral damage,” since civilians weren't the intended targets, the incident aroused intense anger among the survivors. kəˈlætərəl

Accepted Answer

(1) Associated but of secondary importance. (2) Related but not in a direct or close way. If an official talking about some policy refers to a collateral issue, he or she means something that may be affected but isn't central to the discussion. To an anthropologist, your cousin would be called a collateral relative, since he or she (unlike your grandmother, brother, or daughter) is “off to the side” of your direct line of descent. As a noun, collateral means something provided to a lender as a guarantee of repayment. So if you take out a loan or mortgage to buy a car or house, the loan agreement usually states that the car or house is collateral that goes to the lender if the sum isn't paid

word	collateral
definition	(1) Associated but of secondary importance. (2) Related but not in a direct or close way.
eg_sentence	Though the army referred to the civilian deaths as “collateral damage,” since civilians weren't the intended targets, the incident aroused intense anger among the survivors.
explanation	If an official talking about some policy refers to a collateral issue, he or she means something that may be affected but isn't central to the discussion. To an anthropologist, your cousin would be called a collateral relative, since he or she (unlike your grandmother, brother, or daughter) is “off to the side” of your direct line of descent. As a noun, collateral means something provided to a lender as a guarantee of repayment. So if you take out a loan or mortgage to buy a car or house, the loan agreement usually states that the car or house is collateral that goes to the lender if the sum isn't paid
IPA	kəˈlætərəl

Collateral Direct Means Lender Loan Car Secondary Importance