microfinance
microfinance noun: finance that is provided to unemployed or low-income people or groups.
Noun
microfinance (usually uncountable, plural microfinances)
- Finance that is provided to unemployed or low-income people or groups.
- Microfinance, once a relative cottage industry championed by antipoverty activists and development wonks, is on the verge of a revolution, with billions of dollars from big banks, private-equity shops and pension funds pouring in.2008 June 5, Barbara Kiviat, “The Big Trouble In Small Loans”, in Time, archived from the original on 09 Feb 2011
microfinance meaning in Tamil
microfinance in Tamil
- குறுநிதி
Forms of microfinance
| plural | microfinances |
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Origin of microfinance
From micro- + finance. Coined by German sociologist and economist Hans Dieter Seibel in 1990.
Words formed from microfinance
Questions about microfinance
- What does microfinance mean?
- Microfinance means finance that is provided to unemployed or low-income people or groups.
- What is microfinance in Tamil?
- Microfinance in Tamil is குறுநிதி. See Microfinance meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is microfinance?
- Microfinance is a noun.
- What is the plural of microfinance?
- The plural of microfinance is microfinances.
Words near microfinance in the dictionary
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