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building society

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noun British.

savings and loan association.

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RELATED WORDS

bank, thrift

Nearby words

building and loan association, building block, building line, building paper, building permit, building society, building trades, buildup, built, built cane, built-in

Origin of building society

First recorded in 1840–50
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British Dictionary definitions for building society

building society

noun

a cooperative organization that accepts deposits of money from savers and uses them to make loans, secured by mortgages, to house buyers. Since 1986 they have been empowered to offer banking services
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