English Explanatory Dictionary

microfinance

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Finance that is provided to unemployed or low-income people or groups.

Word forms

microfinance microfinances

Etymology

From micro- + finance. Coined by German sociologist and economist Hans Dieter Seibel in 1990.

Related words

macrofinance microcredit microinsurance microlending

Derived words

microfinancial microfinancier microfinancing
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