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担保 — meaning in English

tanpo

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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.
  • deposit noun A sum of money paid into a bank account, or an initial partial payment made to secure a purchase.
  • security noun The state of being safe from danger, harm, or threat.

Senses

担保 is used for these senses in English:

  • collateral (finance) A security or guarantee (usually an asset) pledged for the repayment of a loan if one cannot procure enough funds to repay.
  • deposit A sum of money given as a security for a borrowed item, which will be given back when the item is returned, e.g. a bottle deposit or can deposit
  • security (finance, often, in plural) A tradeable financial asset, such as a share of stock or any of various classes of bond.W

collateral — full definition

  1. noun An asset pledged as security for a loan, which the lender can claim if the borrower fails to repay.
  2. adj Secondary or incidental, alongside the main effect or target.

deposit — full definition

  1. noun A sum of money paid into a bank account, or an initial partial payment made to secure a purchase.
  2. noun A layer of material, such as minerals or sediment, that has built up naturally in a particular place.
  3. verb To put money into a bank account, or to leave something in a particular place.

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