micro-businessn.

Brit.

/ˈmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˌbɪznᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈmaɪkroʊˌbɪznᵻs/,

/ˈmaɪkroʊˌbɪznᵻz/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: micro- comb. form, business n.

Etymology: < micro- comb. form + business n.

A business which operates on a very small scale (see quot. 1991). Cf. microenterprise n.

ΚΠ

1991 Economist 21 Dec. 78/2 The country has some 1.2m ‘micro-businesses’, officially defined as enterprises that have fewer than ten employees, or assets worth less than $27,000.

1992 Time 6 Jan. 62/1 More than half the new enterprises are sole proprietorships or microbusinesses with no more than two employees.

1999 Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey) 23 Aug. 18/3 This product empowers independent professionals, contractors, consultants, freelancers and micro-business owners to market their skills.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	micro-business
释义	micro-businessn. Brit. /ˈmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˌbɪznᵻs/, U.S. /ˈmaɪkroʊˌbɪznᵻs/, /ˈmaɪkroʊˌbɪznᵻz/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: micro- comb. form, business n. Etymology: < micro- comb. form + business n. A business which operates on a very small scale (see quot. 1991). Cf. microenterprise n. ΚΠ 1991 Economist 21 Dec. 78/2 The country has some 1.2m ‘micro-businesses’, officially defined as enterprises that have fewer than ten employees, or assets worth less than $27,000. 1992 Time 6 Jan. 62/1 More than half the new enterprises are sole proprietorships or microbusinesses with no more than two employees. 1999 Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey) 23 Aug. 18/3 This product empowers independent professionals, contractors, consultants, freelancers and micro-business owners to market their skills. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1991
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