GRE Word List

COLLATERAL

property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender

The meaning of the word collateral is property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender.

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construeto analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part)
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occultto shut off from view or exposure : cover
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notableworthy of note : remarkable
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