Collateral

(n) (U) (finance)

property or sth valuable that you promise to give to sb if you cannot pay back money that you borrow 抵押物；担保品

e.g. Working in conjunction with individual owners, the company helps shape a property's individual brand and supervises the creation of accompanying visual and physical collateral.

(a) (formal)

connected with sth else, but in addition to it and less important 附属的；附加的；附带的

e.g. collateral benefits

附加津贴

e.g. The government denied that there had been any collateral damage (=injury to ordinary people or buildings) during the bombing raid.

政府否认空隙期间有任何附带性的破坏（即对平民或建筑物的损害）。

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