noun
loan for consumption; mutuum
Legal term for a loan of fungible goods (e.g., money, grain) where the borrower must return an equivalent amount, not the original items. Contrasts with 使用貸借 (loan for use).
金銭の貸し借りは、民法上の消費貸借にあたる。
Lending and borrowing money constitutes a loan for consumption under the Civil Code.
使用貸借 is a loan for use where the borrower must return the exact same item, while 消費貸借 involves fungible goods and the return of an equivalent amount.
Compound of 消費 (consumption) and 貸借 (lending and borrowing), directly reflecting the legal concept.