verb
- to pledge property or assets as security for a loan or debt
Usage: finance; banking
Examples
- The bank required him to collateralize the loan with his house.
- She decided to collateralize her business loan using her investment portfolio.
- The company will collateralize the debt with its real estate holdings.
- To get better terms, they agreed to collateralize the credit line.
- The lender insisted that borrowers collateralize loans exceeding $100,000.
- He was unable to collateralize the loan because he had no assets.