Building society - Financial definition
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: United Kingdom
Concise definition of the term building society
A building society is a type of financial institution in the United Kingdom. It is a mutually-owned mortgage-lending institution, which means it collects deposits for which it pays interest and lends money, originally only in the form of mortgage.