For the medical community, in particular, the war on drugs produced widespread collateral damage in the form of treatments undiscovered, in the form of human suffering unalleviated, in the form of scientific knowledge unattained.
How Are Psychedelics and Other Party Drugs Changing Psychiatry? (Ep. 433)|Stephen J. Dubner|October 1, 2020|Freakonomics
Soon, even their dream home was at risk as collateral for a line of credit from AvidBank.
The Mystery House: How a Suspicious Multimillion Dollar Real Estate Deal Is Connected to California’s Deadliest Fire|by Scott Morris, Bay City News Foundation|August 26, 2020|ProPublica
Most of these sites—notably Compound and Maker—rely on a decentralized network of lenders and borrowers, who use smart contracts to arrange collateral and payment terms.
Crypto soars again as traders embrace ‘DeFi’ and ‘yield farming’—but some see echoes of the 2017 bubble|Jeff|August 25, 2020|Fortune
Sid Coelho-Prabhu, who is leading the Coinbase wallet initiative, says any loans consumers make on the platform are secure, since they are backed by borrowers’ collateral.
Crypto soars again as traders embrace ‘DeFi’ and ‘yield farming’—but some see echoes of the 2017 bubble|Jeff|August 25, 2020|Fortune
The move comes in the wake of mounting concern about the scale of predatory lending given the proliferation of startups offering online, collateral-free loans in Kenya.
Kenya is doubling down on regulating mobile loan apps to combat predatory lending|Yomi Kazeem|July 23, 2020|Quartz
Horace had been playing poker with a mortician, who had put the car up as collateral.
Those Kansas City Blues: A Family History|Katie Baker|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 2008, it was looking at a death spiral: cut credit ratings, claims on the policies, and collateral calls.
Remember the $182 Billion AIG Bailout? It Just Wasn’t Generous Enough|Daniel Gross|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The euphemism of “collateral damage” comes with that package.
Blood and War: The Hard Truth About ‘Boots on the Ground’|Clive Irving|September 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This can cause women to end up as collateral, even when they themselves have committed no wrong.
How India’s Honor Culture Perpetuates Mass Rape|Amana Fontanella-Khan|July 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The collateral effects, Drucker argues, show how imprisonment, human rights, and public health are related.
Economists Slam the War on Drugs in a New London School of Economics Report|Abby Haglage|May 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Collateral bonds are secured by the deposit of collateral security.
Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 4|Various
I was naturally inquisitive as to his fortune and the collateral circumstances of his condition.
Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist|Charles Brockden Brown
Malthus shows the necessity of observing other collateral results.
The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3)|Leslie Stephen
When used, Rapid Dominance would ensure favorable early resolution of issues with minimal loss of lives and collateral damage.
Shock and Awe|Harlan K. Ullman
A what-not education may be impressive, but is worthless as collateral.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 11 (of 14)|Elbert Hubbard
British Dictionary definitions for collateral
collateral
/ (kɒˈlætərəl, kə-) /
noun
security pledged for the repayment of a loan
(as modifier)a collateral loan
a person, animal, or plant descended from the same ancestor as another but through a different line
adjective
situated or running side by side
descended from a common ancestor but through different lines
serving to support or corroborate
aside from the main issue
uniting in tendency
Derived forms of collateral
collaterally, adverb
Word Origin for collateral
C14: from Medieval Latin collaterālis, from Latin com- together + laterālis of the side, from latus side