Meanings
nounmicropayment (plural micropayments)
plural micropayments
- economicsA financial transaction for a very small amount of money
Origin
From micro- + payment, attributed to American information technologist, philosopher, and sociologist Ted Nelson.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan micropagament
- micropagamentfinancial transaction
Finnish mikromaksu
- mikromaksufinancial transaction
French micropaiement, microtransaction
- micropaiementfinancial transaction
- microtransactionfinancial transaction
German Kleinbetragzahlung, Mikrozahlung
- Kleinbetragzahlungfinancial transaction
- Mikrozahlungfinancial transaction
Italian micropagamento
- micropagamentofinancial transaction
Portuguese micropagamento
- micropagamentofinancial transaction
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APA
micropayment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micropayment
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“micropayment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micropayment. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “micropayment,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micropayment.
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