# collateral

> English word · Adjective · IPA /kəˈlætəɹəl/ · frequency rank #11,853

## Definitions
1. Parallel, in the same vein, side by side.
2. Corresponding; accompanying, concomitant.
3. Being aside from the main subject, target, or goal.
4. Of an indirect ancestral relationship, as opposed to lineal descendency.
5. Relating to a collateral in the sense of an obligation or security.
6. Expensive to the extent of being paid through a loan.
7. Coming or directed along the side.
8. Acting in an indirect way.
9. Having the phloem and xylem adjacent.

## Etymology
Recorded since c.1378, from Old French, from Medieval Latin collaterālis, from Latin col- (“together with”) (a form of con-) + the stem of latus (“side”). By surface analysis, col- + lateral.

## Common misspellings (13)
`ccollateral`, `clolateral`, `colalteral`, `colateral`, `collaetral`, `collatearl`, `collaterall`, `collaterla`, `collaterral`, `collatreal`, `collatteral`, `colltaeral`, `ocllateral`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/collateral