building society

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noun British.

savings and loan association.

Origin of building society

First recorded in 1840–50

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Related Words for building society

bank, thrift

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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