YMMV / Dwarf Fortress. 1  Anticlimax Boss: Forgotten beasts and titans made of fluid tend to be this, since they fall apart at the slightest touch. 2  Broken Base: The friendly teasing that occurs between tile users and ASCII users, or between those who prefer Adventure Mode to Fortress Mode, is occasionally mistaken for this.
In lending agreements, collateral is a borrower's pledge of specific property to a lender, to secure repayment of a loan.
What is 'Collateral'. Collateral is a property or other asset that a borrower offers as a way for a lender to secure the loan. If the borrower stops making the promised loan payments, the lender can seize the collateral to recoup its losses. Since collateral offers some security to the lender should the borrower fail to pay back the loan, loans that are secured by collateral typically have lower interest rates than unsecured loans.