How to Use microloan in a Sentence

microloan

noun
  • Shorter was able to get a microloan through the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul and help pay for the repairs the van needed.
    Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 18 Apr. 2023
  • There are microloans, which are done through microlenders.
    I.c. Murrell, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Think of it as a short-term, interest-free microloan from an unwilling lender.
    Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2023
  • When in need of quick cash for a sudden emergency, residents can turn to the center’s cooperative bank, which offers microloans at low interest rates.
    Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Applications are now open for a new business microloan program for women and entrepreneurs of color, according to an announcement Thursday.
    Detroit Free Press, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Most farmers receive some sort of support from the USDA — from cash subsidies for commercial farmers to microloans for small-scale farmers, and conservation services to crop insurance.
    Brittney J. Miller, Journal Sentinel, 29 May 2023
  • Shankar’s group offered to help other agencies with similar tweaks, to facilitate microloans to farmers, or to reduce the overprescribing of antipsychotics and other drugs by Medicare providers.
    Sarah Stillman, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2017
  • Karantonis, 57, is an economist and small-business microloan adviser.
    Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2021
  • To kick off her responsibilities as national ambassador, Lopez will set out to motivate Latina businesswomen to join Grameen America to promote their microloan program.
    Thania Garcia, Variety, 9 June 2022
  • With every microloan comes a business relationship manager to support new business owners on their entrepreneurial journey.
    Alana Pedalino, Bon Appétit, 25 Apr. 2022

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