savings and loan association
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌsavings and ˈloan association noun [countable] American English BFLa business, similar to a bank, that lends money, and into which you pay money that you want to save 储蓄贷款协会 贷款给会员购房用，会员也可在其中储蓄的商业机构〕 SYN British English building society
Examples from the Corpus
savings and loan association• The CE0s of home mortgages were savings and loan presidents.• The McDougals, who owned the failed savings and loan, subpoenaed Clinton to testify.• The typical savings and loan president was a leader in a tiny community.• Their case helped to trigger off a savings and loan crisis in Maryland in 1985.From Longman Business DictionarySavings and Loan AssociationˌSavings and ˈLoan Associˌation (also savings and loan), abbreviation S & L noun [countable] FINANCEORGANIZATIONSin the US, an organization that lends money, usually to build or buy houses, using money from investors who put their savings into itSYN THRIFTHis mortgage application was turned down by a Savings and Loan Association. → compare building societyˌsavings and ˈloan association nounChineseSyllable
Corpus similar bank, a Business a to lends that business,
savings and loan association
ˌsavings and ˈloan association
noun [countable] American English
a business, similar to a bank, that lends money, and into which you pay money that you want to save
SYN building society British English
ˌsavings and ˈloan association
noun [countable] American Englisha business, similar to a bank, that lends money, and into which you pay money that you want to save
SYN building society British English