microfinance

English

Etymology

micro- +‎ finance. Coined by Hans Dieter Seibel in 1990[1].

Noun

microfinance (usually uncountable, plural microfinances)

(finance) Finance that is provided to unemployed or low-income people or groups

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

finance provided to low-income people

Danish: mikrofinans c
French: microfinance (fr) f

Italian: microfinanza (it) f
Spanish: microfinanza f

References

Hans Dieter Seibel (2005), “Does History Matter? The Old and the New World of Microfinance in Europe and Asia”, in University of Cologne Development Research Center‎, archived from the original on 6 August 2010, retrieved 15 January 2012

French

Etymology

micro- +‎ finance

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mi.kʁɔ.fi.nɑ̃s/

Noun

microfinance f (plural microfinances)

(finance) microfinance

Derived terms

microfinancement
microfinancer

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