friendly society
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˈfriendly soˌciety noun [countable] SSOBFIan association in Britain that people regularly pay small amounts of money to, which then provides them with money when they become old or ill 〔英国〕互济会，互助会，互助储金会
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friendly society• Their friendly society status means that they have no shareholders in the normal sense of the term.From Longman Business Dictionaryfriendly societyˈfriendly soˌciety [countable]FINANCEORGANIZATIONS an organization whose members pay money into a FUND that is used to help them if they become sick or lose their job, or when they become old. REGISTERED friendly societies are able to borrow money at reduced interest rates or receive a higher rate on money they investThe Loyal Standard Association operated as a friendly society for sick, injured and elderly seamen. → societyˈfriendly soˌciety nounChineseSyllable
an that regularly Business people association small amounts of in pay Corpus Britain
friendly society
ˈfriendly soˌciety
noun [countable]
an association in Britain that people regularly pay small amounts of money to, which then provides them with money when they become old or ill
ˈfriendly soˌciety
noun [countable]an association in Britain that people regularly pay small amounts of money to, which then provides them with money when they become old or ill