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Meaning of susu | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

  1. An informal money pooling scheme practised in Africa, the Caribbean, and some immigrant communities.
  2. A Mande ethnic group living primarily in Guinea.
    plural, plural-only
  3. The language spoken by the Susu people.

Equivalents

Français susu susu

Examples

“The informal credit sector has been very active in Ghana and covers a range of activities known as susu, including individual savings […]”
“Irene empathized with her susu members as immigrants who were earning low wages in New York, but there appeared to be some socioeconomic advantages to being an organizer that she was not acknowledging.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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