microfinance

English

Etymology

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

Noun

microfinance (usually uncountable, plural microfinances)

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

Derived terms

Translations

References

  1. 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)

  1. (finance) microfinance

Derived terms

  • microfinancement
  • microfinancer
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.