microloan
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- noun
- /ˈmaɪkroʊloʊn/
- Specialized
:
microcrédito
- They have also been involved with programs to develop literacy and to help with microloans.
- provide microloans
Examples
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Form homegrown microloan non-profits and start with a circle of six applicants.
Blog text (13) -
"It's much easier for a woman in a developing country to get a microloan than it is here," explains Burch, who still remembers the challenges she faced when she got started in business.
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As part of our new campaign to tell the story of microloans, we are asking groups to answer the question: What do you work for?
Blog text (19) -
'Cause your microloans helped women, and women lift up economies.
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I read your great article about microloans in the Asian Economics Journal.
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The movement also includes ordinary people who can contribute microloans through websites like Kiva.org of as little as $25 to causes they believe in.
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Banco Mujer was established to help women get microloans.
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She was able to obtain a low-cost microloan that allowed her to earn an income to keep herself and her children afloat.
Academic text (2001) -
Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus and his Grameen Bank of Bangladesh specialize in providing microloans to the very poor to start small businesses.
Academic text (2007) -
The new program will provide microloans to help entrepreneurs without traditional banking access.
Synonyms
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A very small loan to help poor people start or grow a tiny business
How Much
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Microloan combines micro- meaning 'small' and loan meaning money you borrow, just like microscope or microchip use micro- for something small. So a microloan is a very small loan often given to people or tiny businesses who cannot get a regular bank loan.