building society
A type of financial institution which traditionally was based on lending money to…A type of financial institution which traditionally was based on lending money (as mortgages) to society members to purchase houses, from the pooled savings of other members or money borrowed wholesale.
Meaning
1 senses(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK)A type of financial institution which traditionally was based on lending money (as mortgages) to society members to purchase houses, from the pooled savings of other members or money borrowed wholesale.
Bausparkasse
строи́тельное о́бществоstroítelʹnoje óbščestvo, строи́тельная сберега́тельная ка́ссаstroítelʹnaja sberegátelʹnaja kássa
- British equivalent of United States savings and loan association
Translations
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Forms
plural: building societies| Singular | building society |
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Word family
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