collateralize

US: (kə lat′ər ə līz′)

Inflections of 'collateralize' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

collateralizes

v 3rd person singular (US & UK)

collateralizing

v pres p (US & UK)

collateralized

v past (US & UK)

collateralized

v past p (US & UK)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

col•lat•er•al•ize  (kə lat′ər ə līz′), v.t., -ized, -iz•ing. 

1. Banking, Business to secure (a loan) with collateral.
2. Banking, Business to pledge (property, securities, etc.) as collateral.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] col•lat′er•al•ise′. 

• collateral + -ize 1940–45

col•lat′er•al•i•za′tion, n.