Meanings
nounSME (plural SMEs)
plural SMEs
- abbreviationinitialismbusinessInitialism of small and medium-sized enterprise or small- to medium-sized enterprise.
The ban on destroying unsold goods will be among the longer lead times: large businesses have two years to comply, and SMEs have been granted up to six years.
2023 December 7, Bella Webb, “Finally, The EU Is Banning Fashion’s Dirty Secret: Destroying Unsold Goods”, in British Vogue, archived from the original on 16 Dec 2023Synonyms: SMB
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of subject-matter expert.
proper noun
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Society of Manufacturing Engineers.
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Chinese Cantonese 中小企
- 中小企 (zung¹ siu² kei⁵)Small and Medium-sized Enterprise
Chinese Mandarin 中小企
- 中小企 (zhōngxiǎoqǐ, zhōngxiǎoqì)Small and Medium-sized Enterprise
Dutch kmo
- kmoSmall and Medium-sized Enterprise
Finnish pk-yritys
- pk-yritysSmall and Medium-sized Enterprise
French PME
- PMESmall and Medium-sized Enterprise
German KMU
- KMUSmall and Medium-sized Enterprise
Hungarian kkv
- kkvSmall and Medium-sized Enterprise
Indonesian UKM
- UKMSmall and Medium-sized Enterprise
Italian PMI
- PMISmall and Medium-sized Enterprise
Malay PKS, IKS
- PKSSmall and Medium-sized Enterprise
- IKSSmall and Medium-sized Enterprise
Polish MŚP
- MŚPSmall and Medium-sized Enterprise
Romanian IMM
- IMMSmall and Medium-sized Enterprise
Russian МСП
- МСП (MSP)Small and Medium-sized Enterprise
Spanish pyme, PYME
- pymeSmall and Medium-sized Enterprise
- PYMESmall and Medium-sized Enterprise
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Cite this entry
APA
SME. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/SME
MLA
“SME.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/SME. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “SME,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/SME.
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