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collateralize

/kəlˈætɚəlˌaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables
col-lat-er-al-ize
IPA
/kəlˈætɚəlˌaɪz/
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To secure a loan or other contract by using collateral.

verb

To pledge assets as collateral.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree 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.

Inflected Forms

collateralizes (present, singular) collateralizing (participle, present) collateralized (participle, past) collateralized (past)

Derived Forms

collateralizable overcollateralize

Phrases

cross-collateralize

Frequently Paired Words

collateralization

Rhymes With

pastoralize

Questions

How do you pronounce collateralize?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəlˈætɚəlˌaɪz/.
What does collateralize mean?
To secure a loan or other contract by using collateral.
Where does collateralize come from?
Etymology tree 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.

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