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Lending vs Microfinance - What's the difference?

lending | microfinance |

As nouns the difference between lending and microfinance

is that lending is action of the verb to lend while microfinance is (finance) finance that is provided to unemployed or low-income people or groups.

As an adjective lending

is that lends.

As a verb lending

is .

lending

English

Adjective

(head)
  • That lends.
    • a lending library

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Action of the verb to lend .
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    • , title= End of the peer show , passage=Finance is seldom romantic. But the idea of peer-to-peer lending comes close. This is an industry that brings together individual savers and lenders on online platforms. Those that want to borrow are matched with those that want to lend.}}

    Verb

    (head)

    • microfinance

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia microfinance) (-)
  • (finance) Finance that is provided to unemployed or low-income people or groups

    • Derived terms

    * microfinancial * microfinancier

    Related terms

    * macrofinance * microcredit * microinsurance * microlending

    References