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commodatum

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

Noun

commodatum (plural commodata)

  1. (Roman, civil law) 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.

Synonyms of commodatum

  • loan for use

Antonyms

Forms of commodatum

pluralcommodata

Origin of commodatum

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

Questions about commodatum

What does commodatum mean?
Commodatum means a gratuitous loan for the temporary use of a thing to be returned after a fixed or determinable time.
What part of speech is commodatum?
Commodatum is a noun.
What is the plural of commodatum?
The plural of commodatum is commodata.

Words near commodatum in the dictionary

  1. commlink
  2. commlinks
  3. commo
  4. commodate
  5. commodates
  6. commodatum
  7. commode
  8. commodes
  9. Commodian
  10. commodifiability
  11. commodifiable

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