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Collateralize

Part of speech: Verb

Sense 1: To use an asset as collateral for a loan or any form of financial transaction.

Example sentence: He decided to collateralize his car to borrow money for starting his business.

Sense 2: To provide security or guarantee for a debt or obligation.

Example sentence: The house was collateralized to secure the mortgage.

Sense 3: To convert an asset or security into collateral.

Example sentence: The company decided to collateralize a portion of its portfolio to obtain a line of credit.

Sense 4: In computer science, to associate additional information or metadata to a piece of data or object.

Example sentence: The developer used a method to collateralize the data, making it easier to retrieve and analyze.

Related products:

• Collateralized Loan
• Collateralized Debt Obligation
• Asset-Backed Securities