microcredit

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/ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌkɹɛdɪt/

noun

The practice of making very small loans, especially to poor people to promote self-employment; microlending.

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Meanings

nounmicrocredit (countable and uncountable, plural microcredits)

plural microcredits

  1. uncountablebankingThe practice of making very small loans, especially to poor people to promote self-employment; microlending.
  2. countablebankingA microloan.

Origin

From micro- + credit.

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Translations

German Mikrokredit
  • Mikrokreditthe practice of making very small loans
Indonesian kredit mikro
  • kredit mikrothe practice of making very small loans
Malay mikro kredit
  • mikro kreditthe practice of making very small loans
Portuguese microcrédito
  • microcréditothe practice of making very small loans
Cite this entry
APA

microcredit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microcredit

MLA

“microcredit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microcredit. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microcredit,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microcredit.

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