έμμεσος — meaning in English
emmesos
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English meaning
- collateral noun An asset pledged as security for a loan, which the lender can claim if the borrower fails to repay.
- indirect adj Not going straight to a point or goal; roundabout.
Senses
έμμεσος is used for these senses in English:
- collateral (genealogy) Of an indirect ancestral relationship, as opposed to lineal descendency.
- indirect Not direct:
collateral — full definition
- noun An asset pledged as security for a loan, which the lender can claim if the borrower fails to repay.
- adj Secondary or incidental, alongside the main effect or target.
indirect — full definition
- adj Not going straight to a point or goal; roundabout.
- adj Not caused directly, but as a secondary effect.
- adj Not straightforward or open in manner.