microfinance
noun/ˈmaɪkrəʊfaɪnæns/
/ˈmaɪkrəʊfaɪnæns/
[uncountable]- a system of providing services such as lending money and saving for people who are too poor to use banks
- the role of microfinance in fighting poverty
- The families now have access to microfinance.
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