building society

noun

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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Meanings

nounbuilding society (plural building societies)

plural building societies

  1. CommonwealthIrelandUKbankingA 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.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
savings and loan

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 建房互助會 /建房互助会
  • 建房互助會 /建房互助会 (jiànfáng hùzhùhuì)financial institution
Finnish hypoteekkiyhdistys
  • hypoteekkiyhdistysfinancial institution
French caisse d'épargne
  • caisse d'épargnefinancial institution
German Bausparkasse
  • Bausparkassefinancial institution
Greek οικοδομικός συνεταιρισμός
  • οικοδομικός συνεταιρισμός (oikodomikós synetairismós)financial institution
Japanese 住宅金融組合
  • 住宅金融組合 (jūtaku kin'yū kumiai)financial institution
Russian строи́тельное о́бщество, строи́тельная сберега́тельная ка́сса
  • строи́тельное о́бщество (stroítelʹnoje óbščestvo)financial institution
  • строи́тельная сберега́тельная ка́сса (stroítelʹnaja sberegátelʹnaja kássa)financial institution
Spanish sociedad de préstamo inmobiliario
  • sociedad de préstamo inmobiliariofinancial institution
Cite this entry
APA

building society. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/building%20society

MLA

“building society.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/building%20society. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “building society,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/building%20society.

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