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collateralize en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree English collateral Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English collateralize From collateral + -ize.

Meanings

  1. To secure a loan or other contract by using collateral.
  2. To pledge assets as collateral.
    • A debt instrument is collateralized when the creditor has rights over an asset or revenue stream that would allow it, if the borrower defaults on its payment obligations, to rely on the asset or revenue stream to secure repayment of the debt. 2020 February 19, Collateralized Transactions: Key Considerations for Public Lenders and Borrowers, International Monetary Fund, →ISBN, page 4:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
collateralizing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
collateralized Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
collateralized Tense=Past lexicographic
collateralizes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

collateralizable · cross-collateralize · overcollateralize

Relateds

collateralization

Translations (4)

es colateralizar (to secure a loan by using collateral) · de besichern (to secure a loan by using collateral) · es avalar (to secure a loan by using collateral) · es afianzar (to secure a loan by using collateral)