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.
In simple words, collateral is an asset which borrower pledge to the lender as a security against the loan. In case borrower failed to pay back the loan amount to the lender, lender can sell the asset to recover his loan amount hence reduces the risk of lender.