collaterals

noun

1. 1

   A security or guarantee (usually an asset) pledged for the repayment of a loan if one cannot procure enough funds to repay.

2. 2

   (genealogy) A collateral (not linear) family member.

3. 3

   A branch of a bodily part or system of organs.

   “Besides the arteries blood streams through numerous veins we call collaterals.”

4. 4

   Printed materials or content of electronic media used to enhance sales of products (short form of collateral material).

5. 5

   A thinner blood vessel providing an alternate route to blood flow in case the main vessel becomes occluded.

6. 6

   A contemporary or rival.