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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A loan of a fungible thing to be restored by a similar thing of the same kind, quantity, and quality. Roman
2. 2
   A contract in which movables are loaned in this way.

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loan for consumption

Antonyms

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commodatumloan for use

Etymology

From Middle English [Term?], from Latin mūtuum (“loan”), neuter substantive of mūtuus (“borrowed, lent”).

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