susu

plural susus

1. businessAn informal money pooling scheme practised in Africa, the Caribbean, and some immigrant communities.

   The informal credit sector has been very active in Ghana and covers a range of activities known as susu, including individual savings […]

   2004, Mr. Rodolphe Blavy, Mr. Anupam Basu, Dr. Murat  Yülek, Microfinance in Africa: Experience and Lessons From Selected African Countries, International Monetary Fund, →ISBN, page 9

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   Irene empathized with her susu members as immigrants who were earning low wages in New York, but there appeared to be some socioeconomic advantages to being an organizer that she was not acknowledging.

   2011, Tamara Mose Brown, Raising Brooklyn: Nannies, Childcare, and Caribbeans Creating Community, NYU Press, →ISBN, page 128

alternative Soso · alternative Susoo

1. pluralplural onlyA Mande ethnic group living primarily in Guinea.

alternative Soso · alternative Susoo

1. The language spoken by the Susu people.