building society
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building society
noun building societies
- 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.
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noun financial institution
| Español | sociedad de préstamo inmobiliario |
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| 日本語 | 住宅金融組合 jūtaku kin'yū kumiai |
| 中文 | 建房互助會 /建房互助会 jiànfáng hùzhùhuì |
| Français | caisse d'épargne |
| Deutsch | Bausparkasse |
| Ελληνικά | οικοδομικός συνεταιρισμός oikodomikós synetairismós |
| Русский | строи́тельное о́бщество stroítelʹnoje óbščestvo, строи́тельная сберега́тельная ка́сса stroítelʹnaja sberegátelʹnaja kássa |
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title = {building society},
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