Hyphenation.one

Hyphenation for “collateral”

Showing how to split the syllables of “collateral”.

What is the correct hyphenation for “collateral”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "collateral" because otherwise it would be too long and would no longer fit on one line. This separation not only saves space it improves the visually flow of the text. This word separation exists in most languages. In English, the word separation of “collateral” is based on the speech syllables. The separating syllable in linguistics is therefore the smallest group of sounds in the natural flow of speech. As a separator, the classic hyphen is usually used: „collateral“ ⟶ „col-lat-er-al“.

Hyphens are occasionally used to denote syllabification, as in syl-la-bi-fi-ca-tion. Various British and North American dictionaries use an interpunct, sometimes called a "middle dot" or "hyphenation point", for this purpose, as in syl·la·bi·fi·ca·tion. This allows the hyphen to be reserved only for places where a hard hyphen is intended (for example, self-con·scious, un·self-con·scious, long-stand·ing). Similarly, hyphens may be used to indicate how a word is being or should be spelled. For example, W-O-R-D spells "word".

Definitions of "collateral"

collateral >> /kəˈlædərəl/

Definition: [noun] Something pledged as security for repayment of a loan, to be forfeited in the event of a default.
Example: she put her house up as collateral for the bank loan

Synonyms of "collateral"

security | surety | guarantee | guaranty | pledge | bond | insurance | indemnity | indemnification | pawn | backing |

Definition: [noun] A person having the same descent in a family as another but by a different line.
Example: A few days later, two powerful Sandhanvalia Sardars, Atar Singh and Ajit Singh, collaterals of the royal contenders for the throne, arrived in Lahore and took over control.

Definition: [adjective] Additional but subordinate; secondary.
Example: the collateral meanings of a word

Synonyms of "collateral"

incidental | accidental | unintended | secondary | subordinate | ancillary | collateral | concomitant | accompanying | contingent | resulting | resultant | consequential | derived | derivative |

Definition: [adjective] Descended from the same stock but by a different line.
Example: a collateral descendant of George Washington

Definition: [adjective] Situated side by side; parallel.
Example: collateral veins

Synonyms of "collateral"

side by side | aligned | collateral | equidistant |