collateralize

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verb

To secure a loan or other contract by using collateral.

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Meanings

verbcollateralize (third-person singular simple present collateralizes, present participle collateralizing, simple past and past participle collateralized)

present singular third person collateralizes · participle present collateralizing · participle past collateralized · past collateralized · alternative collateralise

  1. To secure a loan or other contract by using collateral.
  2. To pledge assets as collateral.

    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.

    2020 February 19, Collateralized Transactions: Key Considerations for Public Lenders and Borrowers, International Monetary Fund, →ISBN, page 4

Origin

From collateral + -ize.

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Translations

German besichern
  • besichernto secure a loan by using collateral
Spanish colateralizar, avalar
  • colateralizarto secure a loan by using collateral
  • avalarto secure a loan by using collateral
  • afianzarto secure a loan by using collateral
Cite this entry
APA

collateralize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collateralize

MLA

“collateralize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collateralize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “collateralize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collateralize.

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