susu
see also: Susu
Noun

susu (plural susus)

  1. (finance) An informal money pooling scheme practised in Africa, the Caribbean, and some immigrant communities.
    • 2004, Mr. Rodolphe Blavy, Mr. Anupam Basu, Dr. Murat  Yülek, Microfinance in Africa: Experience and Lessons From Selected African Countries, International Monetary Fund ISBN 9781451904024, page 9
      The informal credit sector has been very active in Ghana and covers a range of activities known as susu, including individual savings […]
    • 2011, Tamara Mose Brown, Raising Brooklyn: Nannies, Childcare, and Caribbeans Creating Community, NYU Press ISBN 9780814791424, page 128
      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.

Susu
Noun
  1. A Mande ethnic group living primarily in Guinea.
Proper noun
  1. The language spoken by the Susu people.



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