GRE Word List
COLLATERAL
security given for loan; ADJ: secondary; descended from the same person but through different sons or daughters
The meaning of the word collateral is security given for loan; ADJ: secondary; descended from the same person but through different sons or daughters.
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| inverse | opposite |
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