building society
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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How to use building society in a sentence
In 1884 he lost his savings by the failure of a building society, and a fund was raised for his support.
In other words, if you have the money to spare, give it to the deserving poor, or to the Church-building society.
Advice to a Young Man upon First Going to Oxford | Edward BerensThey are virtually the same as the rules of an ordinary building society, and are certified by Mr. Tidd Pratt.
Freehold Land Societies | J. Ewing RitchieA swindling building society seems to have absorbed the rest of his savings.
Lafcadio Hearn | Nina H. KennardMoreover, he bought mortgaged houses through a building society, and let them.
The Darling and Other Stories | Anton Chekhov
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