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Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

The word is often used in the sense of returning the thing borrowed in specie, as to borrow a book, or any other thing to be returned again. But it is evident where money is borrowed the identical money loaned is not to be returned, because if this is so, the borrower would derive no benefit from the loan. In a broad sense it means a contract for the use of money.

State v. School Dist No. 24, 13 Neb. 88, 12 N. W. 812; Kent v. Min. Co., 78 N. Y. 177.