commodatum

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noun

A gratuitous loan for the temporary use of a thing to be returned after a fixed or determinable time.

Similar
loan for use
Opposite
mutuumloan for consumption
OriginLatin commodātum →
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Meanings

nouncommodatum (plural commodata)

plural commodata

  1. Romancivil lawlawA 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.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
loan for use
Opposite
mutuumloan for consumption

Origin

  1. Latincommodātum“loan”
  2. Englishcommodatum

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

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APA

commodatum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commodatum

MLA

“commodatum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commodatum. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “commodatum,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commodatum.

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