commodatum

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commodatum

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From Middle English, from Latin commodātum (“loan”), neuter substantive of commodātus (“borrowed, lent”).

noun commodata

  1. Roman A gratuitous loan for the temporary use of a thing to be returned after a fixed or determinable time.
  2. A contract in which movables are loaned in this way.

Similar: loan for use · Opposite: mutuum, loan for consumption

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Similar: loan for use · Opposite: mutuum, loan for consumption

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@misc{commodatum_2026,
  title = {commodatum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/commodatum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}