The definitions and parts
of speech below indicate how the words in this unit are used. The words
below are listed alphabetically by Lesson Unit.
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Vocabulary Word |
Part of Speech |
Definition |
Unit
8 Introduction |
micro-enterprise |
noun |
a small
business venture established with the help of micro-credit programs
established to help low-income persons develop businesses |
Unit
8 reading passage |
entrepreneurial |
adjective |
enterprising, as one who is ambitious and energetic enough to
start
a business |
guarantor |
noun |
a person
who agrees to be responsible for making sure a certain action will
happen |
micro-financing |
noun |
refers
to loans, savings, insurance, transfer services, microcredit loans and
other financial products targeted at low-income clients |
pay off |
verb |
receive
an advantage or reward from something one has done |
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