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.
It's what you promise to give someone if you don't repay a loan, like the car you put up as collateral when you take a loan out from the bank. As an adjective, collateral can refer to something indirect or off to the side, like collateral damage. Collateral is the watch you put on the table in a poker game, or the shoes you trade in at the bowling alley. If you pay back your debts, you get your goods back.