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microloan

American  
[mahy-kroh-lohn] / ˈmaɪ kroʊˌloʊn /

noun

  1. a very small, short-term loan at low interest, especially to a start-up company or self-employed person.


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The Wall Street Journal viewed individual microloan contracts in the tens of thousands of dollars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

And she most definitely eschews any modern microloan payment methods like buy-now-pay-later.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

The USDA’s Farm Storage Facility Loan Program and microloan programs will be tasked with improving storage and extending the shelf life of produce.

From Salon • Sep. 9, 2024

Certainly, some unscrupulous companies used the pandemic as an excuse to hold your money, giving them an interest-free microloan.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2021

But a crisis in the microloan industry in India, as well as a number of recent academic studies, have called that claim into question.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2011

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