microfinance
Finance that is provided to unemployed or low-income people or groupsFinance that is provided to unemployed or low-income people or groups.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)Finance that is provided to unemployed or low-income people or groups.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From micro- + finance. Coined by German sociologist and economist Hans Dieter Seibel in 19From micro- + finance. Coined by German sociologist and economist Hans Dieter Seibel in 1990.
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Forms
plural: microfinances| Singular | microfinance |
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uncountable
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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