collateralize

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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.

    Verb

    collateralize (third-person singular simple present collateralizes, present participle collateralizing, simple past and past participle collateralized) (American and Oxford British spelling)

    1. To secure a loan or other contract by using collateral.
    2. To pledge assets as collateral.
      • 2020 February 19, Collateralized Transactions: Key Considerations for Public Lenders and Borrowers, International Monetary Fund, →ISBN, page 4:
        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.

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