"microcredit" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌkɹɛdɪt/ Forms: microcredits [plural]
Etymology: From 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-: 51 49 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-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Gujarati translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with micro-: 51 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Gujarati translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 31 69 Topics: banking, business

Inflected forms

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