Collateral in French

Definition

Definition in EnglishProperty pledged to a lender that can be taken if a borrower fails to repay a debt.

Definition in FrenchBien donné en garantie au prêteur, qu’il peut saisir si l’emprunteur ne rembourse pas sa dette.

Example sentences

• Vous accepteriez le matériel de l’entreprise comme garantie ?🔊

  Would you accept the company's equipment as collateral?

• Ils n’ont pas pu emprunter la somme entière parce qu’ils n’avaient aucune garantie.🔊

  They couldn't borrow the full amount because they had no collateral.

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