Thesaurus: collateral

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1. a. Coming from, being on, or directed toward, the side; as, collateral pressure.
2. a. Acting in an indirect way.
3. a. Related to, but not strictly a part of, the main thing or matter under consideration; hence, subordinate; not chief or principal; as, collateral interest; collateral issues.
4. a. Tending toward the same conclusion or result as something else; additional; as, collateral evidence.
5. a. Descending from the same stock or ancestor, but not in the same line or branch or one from the other; -- opposed to lineal.
6. n. A collateral relative.
7. n. Collateral security; that which is pledged or deposited as collateral security.
8. adj. descended from a common ancestor but through different lines
9. adj. serving to support or corroborate
10. adj. additional but secondary; auxiliary;
11. adj. situated or running side by side
12. adj. occurring with or following as a consequence