collateral

n. security deposit

adj. of secondary importance, insignificant; corresponding

Collateral may refer to:Collateral (finance) in finance means a security or guarantee (usually an asset) pledged for the repayment of a loan if one cannot procure enough funds to repay. Also can be an exchange for voting rights.Collateral (film), a 2004 film starring Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx
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Collateral /col·lat·er·al/ 1. secondary or accessory; not direct or immediate. 2. a small side branch, as of a blood vessel or nerve. [more]Collateral - Community and Resources

Noun
1. a security pledged for the repayment of a loan
(hypernym) security interest
(hyponym) guarantee, guaranty
Adjective
1. descended from a common ancestor but through different lines; "cousins are collateral relatives"; "an indirect descendant of the Stuarts"
(synonym) indirect
(antonym) lineal, direct
(see-also) related
2. serving to support or corroborate; "collateral evidence"
(synonym) confirmative, confirming, confirmatory, corroborative, corroboratory, substantiating, substantiative, validating, validatory, verificatory, verifying
(similar) supportive
3. accompaniment to something else; "collateral target damage from a bombing run"
(similar) secondary
4. situated or running side by side; "collateral ridges of mountains"
(similar) parallel

adj. collateral, of secondary importance