🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

microempresa

Pronunciation / Transliteration: mi.kɾo.emˈpɾe.sa

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Micro-business/ˈmaɪ.krəʊˌbɪz.nɪs/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El banco ofrece créditos especiales para cada microempresa."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A very small business, typically having fewer than ten employees and operated by the owner or a minimal staff with low capital requirements.

    "She started a successful online micro-business selling handmade ceramics."
  2. 2

    An enterprise categorized by financial institutions or government agencies as falling below the threshold of a small-sized enterprise, often focusing on self-employment.

    "Government grants are now available to help micro-businesses upgrade their digital infrastructure."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term is a compound formed from the combining form 'micro-' (derived from the Greek 'mikros', meaning 'small') and 'business' (from Middle English 'bisiness', meaning 'state of being busy or diligent'). Coined in the late 20th century with the rise of modern economic classifications, it specifically denotes commercial enterprises operating on an extremely small scale.

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