Microloan

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A very small, often short-term loan made to an impoverished entrepreneur, as in an underdeveloped country.
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  • n. A small loan, especially one extended to a poor person as part of a microcredit program of such lending intended to alleviate poverty.
    • Word Usage
    "He hopes to repay it as soon as possible, only to take out another "microloan" and start diversifying his stock."
    Cross Reference
    microlending   
     
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