building society
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
building society
▶noun Brit. a financial organization which pays interest on members' investments and lends capital for mortgages.
'building society' also found in these Oxford entries:
carpetbagger
- cash card
- credit card
- current account
- demutualize
- mortgage
- mortgagee
- mutual
- passbook

