building society

noun [C] (US Savings and Loan Association) FINANCE, BANKING

Definition

› in the UK, an organization similar to a bank which provides financial services including savings accounts and mortgages (= loans to buy houses): Interest will be taxed on bank and building society accounts.

(Definition of building society noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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