Loan bank - Kashitakegin

…This refers to public funds that the Edo Shogunate lent to daimyo, hatamoto, townspeople, and farmers at interest. It is also called loaned silver, and more correctly, "loans." Although "loans" were intended to make money, the Shogunate's loans also included "received debts" that the Shogunate lent purely for the purpose of relief, and "payments on behalf of the Shogunate" that the Shogunate paid on behalf of the people in times of need. …

*Some of the terminology used to refer to "lending banks" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…江戸幕府が大名，旗本，町人，農民などに利子をとって貸し出した公金のこと。貸付銀ともいい，正しくは御貸付金という。〈貸付金〉は利殖を目的としているが，幕府貸出金のうちには，このほか幕府が純粋に救済を目的として恩貸した〈拝借金〉と，不時の立替えを幕府が行う〈立替金〉とがあった。…

※「貸付銀」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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