🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

担保

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tanpo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Collateral/kəˈlæt.ər.əl/
nounadjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2150 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼は融資の担保として不動産を差し入れた。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Something pledged as security for repayment of a loan, to be forfeited in the event of default.

    "They put up their house as collateral for the bank loan."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Additional but subordinate; secondary.

    "The military operation resulted in regrettable collateral damage."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from medieval Latin 'collateralis', combining 'com-' (together) and 'lateralis' (belonging to the side), from 'latus' (side). Originally meaning 'side by side' or 'parallel', it shifted in legal and financial contexts to denote property or assets pledged as secondary security alongside a primary obligation.

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