microcredit
microcredit · microcredits
Mikrokredit
The practice of making very small loans, especially to poor people to promote…The practice of making very small loans, especially to poor people to promote self-employment; microlending.
/ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌkɹɛdɪt/
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)The practice of making very small loans, especially to poor people to promote self-employment; microlending.
Mikrokredit
(countable)A microloan.
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
the practice of making very small loans:
Origin
From micro- + credit.From micro- + credit.
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Forms
plural: microcredits| Singular | microcredit |
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regular
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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