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title: collateral — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «collateral» in the Judaism dictionary: Collateral is something valuable, like a house, that you promise to give to a bank if you cannot pay back a loan. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# collateral

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**Who acts:** Collateral, you, Collateral damage, things, farmer, bank · **What happens:** be, promise, give, not pay back, mean, do · **To what, where:** something, bank, loan, harm, target, war

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«collateral» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [collateral in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/collateral.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Collateral is something valuable, like a house, that you promise to give to a bank if you cannot pay back a loan.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:collateral:m1:1
# text = Collateral is something valuable, like a house, that you promise to give to a bank if you cannot pay back a loan.
1	Collateral	collateral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
4	valuable	valuable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	promise	promise	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
18	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	22	mark	_	_
19	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
20	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	22	advmod	_	_
22	pay	pay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	advcl	_	_
23	back	back	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
24	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	loan	loan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Collateral | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **promise** *speech: promise* | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **give** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  | a bank |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to bank=Recipient |
| 4 | **not** **pay back** *a condition, not said to happen* | can | you | a loan |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent loan=Asset |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Collateral damage means harm done by accident to people or things that were not the target, especially in war; also used for side harm in everyday talk.

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:collateral:m2:1
# text = Collateral damage means harm done by accident to people or things that were not the target, especially in war; also used for side harm in everyday talk.
1	Collateral	collateral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	damage	damage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	harm	harm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	accident	accident	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
13	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	target	target	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	23	punct	_	_
22	also	also	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
23	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
24	for	for	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	compound	_	_
26	harm	harm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	_
27	in	in	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
28	everyday	everyday	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	29	amod	_	_
29	talk	talk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Collateral damage | harm |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent harm=Topic |
| 2 | **do** | participle |  | harm *not said here* |  |  |  | by accident to people or things | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **not** **is a** | past | things | the target |  | war |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **use** | participle | Collateral damage *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for side harm in everyday talk | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The farmer used his land as collateral for the loan.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:collateral:x1:1
# text = The farmer used his land as collateral for the loan.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	collateral	collateral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	loan	loan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | the farmer | farmer's land |  |  |  | as collateral; for the loan | vn spend\_time-104 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent land=Duration as collateral=Attribute |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Without collateral, the bank would not lend him money.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:collateral:x2:1
# text = Without collateral, the bank would not lend him money.
1	Without	without	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	collateral	collateral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	lend	lend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **lend** | would | the bank | money | him *= he* |  |  | without collateral | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient money=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The bomb caused collateral damage to nearby houses.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:collateral:x3:1
# text = The bomb caused collateral damage to nearby houses.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bomb	bomb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	caused	cause	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	collateral	collateral	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	damage	damage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	nearby	nearby	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	houses	house	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | past | the bomb | collateral damage |  |  |  | to nearby houses | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition damage=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The vase was collateral damage when the ball hit the shelf.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:collateral:x4:1
# text = The vase was collateral damage when the ball hit the shelf.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	vase	vase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	collateral	collateral	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	damage	damage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	hit	hit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	shelf	shelf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the vase | collateral damage |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hit** | past | the ball | the shelf |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme shelf=Co-Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A bank may keep the collateral if the loan is not paid.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:collateral:x5:1
# text = A bank may keep the collateral if the loan is not paid.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	collateral	collateral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	loan	loan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	paid	pay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | may | a bank | the collateral |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent collateral=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **pay** *a condition, not said to happen* | present · passive |  | the loan |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Asset |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bike was offered as collateral for the money.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:collateral:x6:1
# text = The bike was offered as collateral for the money.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	offered	offer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	collateral	collateral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **offer** | past · passive |  | the bike |  |  |  | as collateral; for the money *goal* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: subject=Theme for money=Goal |

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