mi|cro|lend|ing

mi|cro|lend|ing «_MY kroh LEHN dihng», noun

a system of financial support for small or individual business enterprises involving loans of smaller amounts of money than in conventional banking; microcredit; microfinance: »

“…one of the pioneers of microlending, the financing of homespun businesses, predominantly run by women, through very small loans…” (New York Times)