microloan

American

[mahy-kroh-lohn] / ˈmaɪ kroʊˌloʊn /

noun

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

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microloan

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

Or maybe it wanted to keep the money as a kind of microloan.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 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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