English Dictionary

building society

名詞

オーストラリア英語 イギリス英語

(Britain, Australia, banking) A type of financial institution which traditionally was based on lending money (as mortgages) to society members to buy houses, from other members pooled savings and/or money borrowed wholesale.

日本語の意味

会員の貯蓄を元に、住宅購入や住宅ローンの提供を主たる業務とする金融機関（特に英国やオーストラリアで見られる協同組合的な金融機関） / 住宅融資を中心に展開する協同金融機関

After inheriting a small legacy, she decided to open an account at a building society to save for a down payment on a house.

小さな遺産を相続した後、彼女は家の頭金を貯めるために住宅金融協同組合で口座を開くことにした。

意味（1）

(Britain, Australia, banking) A type of financial institution which traditionally was based on lending money (as mortgages) to society members to buy houses, from other members pooled savings and/or money borrowed wholesale.

building societies （ plural ）