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motshelo

motshelo noun: a communal fund to which each member contributes an agreed-upon amount, which is then given periodically to a rotating member of the group.

Noun

motshelo (plural metshelo)

  1. (Botswana) A communal fund to which each member contributes an agreed-upon amount, which is then given periodically to a rotating member of the group.
    • Also include are different forms of motshelo (pooling and mutual support), mahodisano (draw-wages clubs), and stokvels (fund-raising through food and drink sales).2002, Botswana Notes and Records, volume 34, page 93
    • Men naturally are people who do not have many events to celebrate in a year as compared to their female counterparts who have kitchen top ups, baby showers, metshelo (fund-raising clubs), among others.2012, Kutlwano, page 15

Forms of motshelo

pluralmetshelo

Questions about motshelo

What does motshelo mean?
Motshelo means a communal fund to which each member contributes an agreed-upon amount, which is then given periodically to a rotating member of the group.
What part of speech is motshelo?
Motshelo is a noun.
What is the plural of motshelo?
The plural of motshelo is metshelo.

Words near motshelo in the dictionary

  1. motrix
  2. Motru
  3. mots
  4. mots justes
  5. motser
  6. motshelo
  7. Motsinger
  8. Motsingers
  9. Motson
  10. Motspur Park
  11. MOTSS

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