"microcredit" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌkɹɛdɪt/ Forms: microcredits [plural]
Etymology: micro- + credit Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|micro|credit}} micro- + credit Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Banking Translations (the practice of making very small loans): સૂક્ષ્મધિરાણ (sūkṣmadhirāṇ) (Gujarati), kredit mikro (Indonesian), mikro kredit (Malay), microcrédito [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-microcredit-en-noun-O84I3eaa Categories (other): English terms prefixed with micro- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with micro-: 52 48 Topics: banking, business Disambiguation of 'the practice of making very small loans': 98 2
  2. (countable, banking) A microloan. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Banking
    Sense id: en-microcredit-en-noun-l-f6RtRg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with micro- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with micro-: 52 48 Topics: banking, business

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