micropurchase

English

Etymology

micro- +‎ purchase

Noun

micropurchase (plural micropurchases)

1. A purchase for a very small amount of money.
   • 2007 June 17, Elizabeth Olson, “Who Needs Pocket Change When You’ve Got Plastic?”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     These changes have helped to drive the use of payment cards for even so-called micropurchases, which are those less than $5.