microcredit

microcredit

See also: microcrédit

English

Etymology

micro- +‎ credit

Noun

microcredit (countable and uncountable, plural microcredits)

1. (uncountable, banking) The practice of making very small loans, especially to poor people to promote self-employment; microlending.
2. (countable, banking) A microloan.

Translations

the practice of making very small loans

Gujarati: સૂક્ષ્મધિરાણ (sūkṣmadhirāṇ)

Portuguese: microcrédito m

microloan — see microloan

See also

• microcredit on Wikipedia.Wikipedia